die Wäsche

B1

laundry, underwear

English meaning
laundry, underwear
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Getting Dressed & Laundry

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Wäsche in a sentence

Ich muss heute noch Wäsche waschen.

I still need to wash laundry today.

Declension of die Wäsche

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Wäsche—
Accusativedie Wäsche—
Dativeder Wäsche—
Genitiveder Wäsche—

Word family

Words built on Wäsche:

Where Wäsche comes from

mittelhochdeutsch wesche „das Waschen, zu waschende Stücke“, althochdeutsch wesca „Waschung, Waschmittel“, belegt seit dem 11. Jahrhundert

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Questions about Wäsche

Is it der, die or das Wäsche?

It is die Wäsche — Wäsche is feminine.

What is the genitive of Wäsche?

The genitive singular is der Wäsche.

What does Wäsche mean in English?

die Wäsche means "laundry, underwear". For example: "Ich muss heute noch Wäsche waschen." — "I still need to wash laundry today."

What level is Wäsche in German?

Wäsche is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the getting dressed & laundry vocabulary.

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