Noun
die Reinigung
Pronunciation: /ˈʁaɪ̯niɡʊŋ/
cleaning, cleansing, purification
A2
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plural Reinigungen
Meanings
Noun
- cleaning, cleansing, purification
- dry cleaner
Example sentence
Ich muss meinen Anzug zur Reinigung bringen.
I have to take my suit in for cleaning.
Word forms
singular
die Reinigung
plural
die Reinigungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Reinigung
Accusativedie Reinigung
Dativeder Reinigung
Genitiveder Reinigung
Plural
Nominativedie Reinigungen
Accusativedie Reinigungen
Dativeden Reinigungen
Genitiveder Reinigungen
Usage
- die Reinigung eines Raums — Cleaning a room; the room follows in genitive.
- etwas aus der Reinigung abholen — Collect clothes from the dry-cleaning shop; a separate service sense.
Die Reinigung der großen Fenster dauert den ganzen Vormittag.
Cleaning the large windows takes the whole morning.