die Reinigung

A2

cleaning

English meaning
cleaning
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Reinigungen
Vocabulary package
Housework & Cleaning

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Reinigung in a sentence

Bringst du bitte die Bluse in die Reinigung? Man darf sie nicht in der Waschmaschine waschen.

Will you please take the blouse to the cleaner?

Declension of die Reinigung

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Reinigungdie Reinigungen
Accusativedie Reinigungdie Reinigungen
Dativeder Reinigungden Reinigungen
Genitiveder Reinigungder Reinigungen

Word family

die Reinigung is built from rein (pure; clean). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Where Reinigung comes from

mittelhochdeutsch reinegunge, reinigunge :Ableitung vom Verbstamm von reinigen mit dem Ableitungsmorphem -ung

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Questions about Reinigung

Is it der, die or das Reinigung?

It is die Reinigung — Reinigung is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Reinigungen.

What is the plural of Reinigung?

The plural of die Reinigung is die Reinigungen.

What is the genitive of Reinigung?

The genitive singular is der Reinigung. The dative plural is den Reinigungen.

What does Reinigung mean in English?

die Reinigung means "cleaning". For example: "Bringst du bitte die Bluse in die Reinigung? Man darf sie nicht in der Waschmaschine waschen." — "Will you please take the blouse to the cleaner?"

What level is Reinigung in German?

Reinigung is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the housework & cleaning vocabulary.

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