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rein

pure

adjective adverb RYNE Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

in

Usage Note

rein as an adjective means pure or clean, but in speech it is the everyday short form of herein/hinein ('in', inward), as in Komm rein! ('Come in!'). The pure sense lives in reiner Zufall ('pure coincidence').

Examples

"Das ist reines Wasser."

Natural Translation

That is pure water.

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