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"the very basics" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the bare essentials of a particular concept or idea. For example, "Before I can delve into the more complex aspects of my chosen profession, I need to learn the very basics."
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I knew only the very basics.
"But we've not even taught our children the very basics".
The situation requires the very basics of morality.
In Congo, training had to start from the very basics.
"The reports cover the very basics," she said.
Both candidates draw from the very basics of that master communicator, late President Ronald Reagan.
"After creating my own catering company, I'd learned the very basics of running a company.
"I had to figure out the very basics of globemaking," he has explained.
So many people lack the very basics of life: food, shelter, safety.
This week in App Smart the topic was apps that can help you learn the very basics of drawing.
But by encouraging trade and teaching North Koreans the very basics of a market economy, what is there to lose?
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