Nomen

das Geschirrspülen

dishwashing, washing the dishes

Das Geschirrspülen ist heute meine Aufgabe.

Washing the dishes is my job today.

das Geschirrspülen dishwashing Doing the dishwashing is no fun.

der Abwasch (the washing-up)

A nominalized verb from 'Geschirr' (dishes) + 'spülen' (to rinse, to wash).

Break it down: 'Geschirr' are the dishes, and 'spülen' is the action of washing them with water. It's a very literal compound word.

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