Polyglot Dictionary

rein

/ʁaɪ̯n/

adverb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adv Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. in (colloquial short form of herein/hinein)

    • Komm rein!

      Come in!

  2. pure, clean

    In this sense, rein is an unrelated adjective, not the colloquial contraction.

    • Das Wasser war ganz rein.

      The water was completely pure.

Similar words

herein

rein is the everyday spoken contraction covering both herein and hinein without distinguishing direction.

Practice

1 What does rein mean?

2 Fill the gap: Komm ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rein?

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