noun
laundry, wash
A2
Wäsche: noun meaning laundry or clothes to wash; also 'the wash'. Feminine: die Wäsche. Often uncountable (no separate plural) — plural written Wäsche, but rare plural Wäschen appears in some forms (dative plural). No verb; related verb waschen. No special prepositions.
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Die Frau sortierte die Wäsche, bevor sie sie in die Maschine legte.
The woman sorted the laundry before she put it into the machine.
Die frische Wäsche riecht nach Seife.
The clean laundry smells of soap.
Ich muss Wäsche waschen.
I have to do the laundry.
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Picture a pile of clothes in a washing machine labeled 'Wäsche'
sounds like 'wash' in English (Wäsche = wash/laundry)
die Wäsche — feminine 'die' looks like a dress (think 'die' -> dresses -> laundry)
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Often used as an uncountable noun meaning 'laundry' or 'clothes to be washed'. The plural is rarely used in everyday speech; 'Wäsche' often covers both singular and plural senses.