noun
cleaning, cleansing
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Reinigung (die) means 'cleaning' or 'cleansing': the act or service of making something clean. Feminine noun; plural Reinigungen. Genitive plural der Reinigungen, singular genitive/dative forms as der Reinigung. Often used for cleaning services, laundry or ritual cleansing. Not reflexive and no special preposition.
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Ich bringe meine Kleidung in die Reinigung.
I take my clothes to the dry cleaner.
Die Reinigung des Teppichs dauert drei Stunden.
The cleaning of the carpet takes three hours.
Das Hotel bot eine kostenlose Reinigung an, weil ein Gast über Flecken klagte.
The hotel offered a free cleaning because a guest complained about stains.
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picture a cleaning crew washing a room — that's a Reinigung
sounds a bit like English 'rain-ing' — imagine rain washing things clean
die → imagine a female cleaner doing the cleaning (die Reinigung)
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'Reinigung' often refers to a cleaning action or a cleaning service.