basic

Adjective

Positive basic

Comparative more basic

Superlative most basic

1. When something is basic, it is simple. <> mai sauƙi.

   Everyone in the army has to have basic training.

2. When something is basic, it is fundamental or important. <> mai muhimmanci ga abu.

   Water is a basic necessity of human life: you cannot live without it.

Synonyms

• (simple) simple
• (fundamental) fundamental, important, essential

Antonyms

• (simple) complex, complicated, difficult
• (fundamental) unimportant

Related words

• base

Noun

Singular basic

Plural basics

1. (usually plural) Basics are things that are essential. <> abubuwa masu amana, masu muhimmanci da ake buƙata.

   Beginners must first learn the basics before they become experts.

See also

• ropes