"basic needs" in German basic needs Grundbedürfnisse Detailed translations for "basic needs" basic needs basic needs(also: basic requirements, fundamental needs) Grundbedürfnisse{masculine plural} And to make sure that it covers the basic needs of the workers. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Um sicher zu stellen, dass es die Grundbedürfnisse der Arbeiter deckt.