Polyglot Dictionary

waschen

/ˈvaʃn̩/

verb A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
reflexive

Forms

present
wäscht
past
wusch
perfect
hat gewaschen

Meaning

  1. to wash

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abwaschen

Abwaschen is washing up — specifically doing the dishes; waschen is the general word for washing, clothes or yourself.

Similar in other languages

French

laver

laver is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to wash."

Portuguese

lavar

lavar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to wash."

Practice

1 What does waschen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ sich jeden Morgen die Haare.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches waschen?

verbirregularreflexive

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