Noun
die Wäsche
Pronunciation: /ˈvɛʃə/
laundry (clothes that have been or are to be washed)
A2
rank #3,742
plural Wäschen
Meanings
Noun
- laundry (clothes that have been or are to be washed)
- wash, washing, laundry (the act of cleaning with water; an instance thereof)
- clothes, especially underwear
Example sentence
Wie lange haben Sie dafür gebraucht, die Wäsche aufzuhängen?
How much time did it take you to hang up the laundry?
Word forms
singular
die Wäsche
plural
die Wäschen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Wäsche
Accusativedie Wäsche
Dativeder Wäsche
Genitiveder Wäsche
Plural
Nominativedie Wäschen
Accusativedie Wäschen
Dativeden Wäschen
Genitiveder Wäschen
Usage
- die Wäsche aufhängen — hang up the laundry
- Wäsche / Kleidungsstück — laundry collectively / one garment
Die saubere Wäsche liegt gefaltet im Korb.
The clean laundry is folded in the basket.