waschen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German waschen, from Old High German wascan, waskan, from Proto-West Germanic *waskan.
Cognate with Low German waschen, Dutch wassen, English wash, West Frisian waskje, Danish vaske.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]waschen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present wäscht, past tense wusch, past participle gewaschen, past subjunctive wüsche, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or reflexive or intransitive or with dative reflexive) to wash
- Wasch dir die Hände, bevor du zu Tisch gehst.
- Wash your hands before you sit down to eat.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | waschen | ||||
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present participle | waschend | ||||
past participle | gewaschen | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich wasche | wir waschen | i | ich wasche | wir waschen |
du wäschst du wäscht1 |
ihr wascht | du waschest | ihr waschet | ||
er wäscht | sie waschen | er wasche | sie waschen | ||
preterite | ich wusch | wir wuschen | ii | ich wüsche2 | wir wüschen2 |
du wuschst | ihr wuscht | du wüschest2 du wüschst2 |
ihr wüschet2 ihr wüscht2 | ||
er wusch | sie wuschen | er wüsche2 | sie wüschen2 | ||
imperative | wasch (du) wasche (du) |
wascht (ihr) |
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “waschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “waschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “waschen” in Duden online
- “waschen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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[edit]Low German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Low German waschen, from Old Saxon waskan.
Verb
[edit]waschen (past singular wusch, past participle wuschen, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to wash
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of waschen (class 7 strong verb)
infinitive | waschen | |
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indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | wasch | wusch |
2nd person singular | waschs(t) | wuschs(t) |
3rd person singular | wasch(t) | wusch |
plural | wascht, waschen | wuschen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | wasch | |
plural | wascht | |
participle | present | past |
waschen | (e)wuschen, gewuschen | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
Middle English
[edit]Verb
[edit]waschen
- Alternative form of wasshen
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