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im Grunde

basically, at the bottom of it

adverb im GROON-deh Rare
Communication Expressions

Also means

fundamentally, in essence

Usage Note

Im Grunde (often extended to im Grunde genommen) hedges a statement by signalling the speaker is giving an essential, if simplified, assessment; very common in conversational reasoning.

Examples

"Im Grunde haben wir alle dasselbe Ziel."

Natural Translation

Basically, we all have the same goal.

Literal Translation

In-the-ground have we all the-same goal.

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