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Is it der, die oder das Wäsche?

DIE

The correct article in German of Wäsche is die. So it is die Wäsche! (nominative case)

The word Wäsche is feminine, therefore the correct article is die.

Finding the right gender of a noun

German articles are used similarly to the English articles,a and the. However, they are declined differently (change) according to the number, gender and case of their nouns.

In the German language, the gender and therefore article is fixed for each noun.

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The most difficult part of learning the German language is the articles (der, die, das) or rather the gender of each noun. The gender of each noun in German has no simple rule. In fact, it can even seem illogical. For example das Mädchen, a young girl is neutral while der Junge, a young boy is male.

It is a good idea to learn the correct article for each new word together - even if it means a lot of work. For example learning "der Hund" (the dog) rather than just Hund by itself. Fortunately, there are some rules about gender in German that make things a little easier. It might be even nicer if these rules didn't have exceptions - but you can't have everything! The best way to learn them is with the App - Der-Die-Das Train! (available for iOS and Android)

German nouns belong either to the gender masculine (male, standard gender) with the definite article der, to the feminine (feminine) with the definite article die, or to the neuter (neuter) with the definite article das.

  • for masculine: points of the compass, weather (Osten, Monsun, Sturm; however it is: das Gewitter), liquor/spirits (Wodka, Wein, Kognak), minerals, rocks (Marmor, Quarz, Granit, Diamant);

  • for feminine: ships and airplanes (die Deutschland, die Boeing; however it is: der Airbus), cigarette brands (Camel, Marlboro), many tree and plant species (Eiche, Pappel, Kiefer; aber: der Flieder), numbers (Eins, Million; however it is: das Dutzend), most inland rivers (Elbe, Oder, Donau; aber: der Rhein);

  • for neutrals: cafes, hotels, cinemas (das Mariott, das Cinemaxx), chemical elements (Helium, Arsen; however it is: der Schwefel, masculine elements have the suffix -stoff), letters, notes, languages and colors (das Orange, das A, das Englische), certain brand names for detergents and cleaning products (Ariel, Persil), continents, countries (die artikellosen: (das alte) Europa; however exceptions include: der Libanon, die Schweiz …).

German declension of Wäsche?

How does the declension of Wäsche work in the nominative, accusative, dative and genitive cases? Here you can find all forms in the singular as well as in the plural:

1 Singular Plural
Nominative die Wäsche die Wäschen
Genitive der Wäsche der Wäschen
Dative der Wäsche den Wäschen
Akkusative die Wäsche die Wäschen

What is the meaning of Wäsche in German?

Wäsche has various definitions in German:

[1] Plural Ungrowing: Total of multiple clothing and textile pieces that were recently washed or washed

[1] Plural ungebräuchlich: Gesamtheit mehrerer Kleidungs- und Textilstücke, die kürzlich gewaschen wurden oder gewaschen werden sollen

[2] The process of washing [1]

[2] der Vorgang des Waschens von [1]

[3] Transfer: Mostly held abroad approach to putting money so that its origin from criminal machinations is no longer detectable

[3] übertragen: meist im Ausland stattfindende Vorgehensweise, Geld so anzulegen, dass seine Herkunft aus kriminellen Machenschaften nicht mehr nachweisbar ist

[4] Restrictive for: (ladies) underwear

[4] einschränkend für: (Damen-)Unterwäsche

How to use Wäsche in a sentence?

Example sentences in German using Wäsche with translations in English.

[1] Ich muss noch die Wäsche bügeln.

[1] I still have to iron the laundry

[1] „Am nächsten Morgen führte Claimont ein hochgewachsenes Mädchen in mein Zimmer, das mich an die Jüdin Lia erinnerte und schön war wie sie, aber weniger dünkelhaft; denn sie kam nur, um sich meiner Wäsche und meiner Spitzen anzunehmen.“[2]

[1] "The next morning Claimont led Claimont a tall girl into my room, which reminded me of the Jewish Lia and was beautiful as she, but less thin liability for her only to accept my laundry and peaks "[2]

[2] Ich gebe die Hose in die Wäsche.

[2] I give the pants in the laundry.

[3] Er wurde wegen der Wäsche des Geldes angeklagt.

[3] He was charged because of the laundry of money

[4] Sie verdiente ihr Geld damit, auf Modenschauen Wäsche vorzuführen.

[4] They earned their money out on fashion shows laundry

How do you pronounce Wäsche?

Wäsche

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