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die Wäscheleine

A2

clothesline

English meaning
clothesline
Gender
die — feminine
Plural
die Wäscheleinen
Vocabulary package
Getting Dressed & Laundry

Wäscheleine in a sentence

Sie hängt die Hemden an die Wäscheleine.

She hangs the shirts on the clothesline.

Declension of die Wäscheleine

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Wäscheleinedie Wäscheleinen
Accusativedie Wäscheleinedie Wäscheleinen
Dativeder Wäscheleineden Wäscheleinen
Genitiveder Wäscheleineder Wäscheleinen

Word family

die Wäscheleine is built from die Wäsche (laundry, underwear) and die Leine (leash). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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Questions about Wäscheleine

Is it der, die or das Wäscheleine?

It is die Wäscheleine — Wäscheleine is feminine. In the plural it becomes die Wäscheleinen.

What is the plural of Wäscheleine?

The plural of die Wäscheleine is die Wäscheleinen.

What is the genitive of Wäscheleine?

The genitive singular is der Wäscheleine. The dative plural is den Wäscheleinen.

What does Wäscheleine mean in English?

die Wäscheleine means "clothesline". For example: "Sie hängt die Hemden an die Wäscheleine." — "She hangs the shirts on the clothesline."

What level is Wäscheleine in German?

Wäscheleine is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the getting dressed & laundry vocabulary.

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