Wäsche waschen

to do the laundry

Türkçe: çamaşır yıkamak

Not Wäsche machen

English says to do, so machen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Wäsche goes with waschen, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

Wäsche f.

Verb

waschen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Jeden Samstag wäscht die Studentin ihre Wäsche im Waschkeller.

How it is used

Means 'to do the laundry.' Neutral register. Use when telling a roommate you'll wash clothes this evening. Common mistake: using 'Wäsche machen' (colloquial but less common) instead of 'Wäsche waschen'.

Other verbs that go with Wäsche

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• die Wäsche trocknento dry the laundry
• schmutzige Wäsche waschento wash dirty laundry

All collocations with Wäsche

Other collocations built on waschen

• jdm. den Kopf waschento give someone a scolding/reprimand
• schmutzige Wäsche waschento wash dirty laundry