Aus sehr kleinen oder dünnen Teilen.
Made of very small or very thin parts.
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See how the word “fein” is used in sentences
Der Zucker ist ganz fein gemahlen. — The sugar is very finely ground.
Das hast du fein gemacht. — You did that nicely.
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Download the app for free German vocabulary testFein and English fine look like one word and split their work differently. German fein means fine-grained above all: fein gemahlen, finely ground; feiner Sand. And it means refined: feine Gesellschaft, high society.
The sense of “fine, all right” exists too, but with a catch: das hast du fein gemacht sounds slightly old-fashioned and is usually said to a child. Asked Wie geht's?, a German answers gut, not fein — fein there would sound arch.
gut good, well
The answer to Wie geht's? is gut. Fein there sounds either ironic or childish.
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Borrowed, and far more common in spoken German than fein in the sense of “fine”.
Feinschmecker gourmet
Literally “fine taster” — the same root, and the quickest way to remember the main sense.
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