No. 2,803 in German
reine
"Reine" in German means "pure" or "clean" in English.
In a sentence
Das ist reine Zeitverschwendung.
That is pure waste of time.
Here 'reine' is used as an adjective to emphasize the purity or simplicity of 'time waste'.
Seine Stimme war von reinem Gold.
His voice was of pure gold.
In this case, 'reinem' (a declined form of 'rein') describes the gold metaphorically as flawless or perfect.
Sie hat es aus reinem Herzensgut gemacht.
She did it out of pure kindness of heart.
Here, 'reinem' modifies 'Herzensgut', signifying the untainted, genuine quality of her action stemming from goodness.
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