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

die Wäsche f.

Verb

waschen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

Watch out. Common mistake: using 'Wäsche machen' (colloquial but less common) instead of 'Wäsche waschen'.

In a sentence

Which form of waschen fills the gap?

Jeden Samstag ____ 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 air one's dirty laundry in public
• die Wäsche zusammenlegento fold the laundry

All collocations with Wäsche

Other collocations built on waschen

• jdm. den Kopf waschento give someone a scolding/reprimand
• schmutzige Wäsche waschento air one's dirty laundry in public

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• aus der Herde ausbrechento break away from the herd
• im siebten Himmel seinto be in seventh heaven
• den Herd ausschalten / ausmachento turn off the stove
• eine Chance witternto sense or sniff out an opportunity
• eine Mahlzeit einnehmento have a meal

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen