Verb

waschen

to wash, to launder

Ich wasche das Auto.

I am washing the car.

Ich wasche mir die Hände.

I am washing my hands.

Wäschst du dich jeden Tag?

Do you wash yourself every day?

((et4)) to wash sth. I am washing my car.

sich(3) ((et4)) to wash one's own sth. I am washing my hair.

sich(4) to wash oneself The child doesn't like to wash.

Synonyms: reinigen, säubern, spülen; Antonyms: beschmutzen

From Old High German 'wascan'. Cognate with the English word 'wash'.

Sounds almost identical to 'wash'. Think of using 'Wasser' (water) to 'waschen'.

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