waschen
German
    
    Etymology
    
From Middle High German waschen, from Old High German wascan, waskan, from Proto-West Germanic *waskan.
Cognate with Low German waschen, Dutch wassen, English wash, West Frisian waskje, Danish vaske.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /ˈvaʃən/
- Hyphenation: wa‧schen
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Verb
    
waschen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present wäscht, past tense wusch, past participle gewaschen, past subjunctive wüsche, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive or reflexive or intransitive or transitive with dative reflexive pronoun) to wash
- Wasch dir die Hände, bevor du zu Tisch gehst.- Wash your hands before you sit down to eat.
 
 
Conjugation
    
Conjugation of waschen (class 6 strong, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | waschen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | waschend | ||||
| past participle | gewaschen | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich wasche | wir waschen | i | ich wasche | wir waschen | 
| du wäschst du wäscht1 | ihr wascht | du waschest | ihr waschet | ||
| er wäscht | sie waschen | er wasche | sie waschen | ||
| preterite | ich wusch | wir wuschen | ii | ich wüsche2 | wir wüschen2 | 
| du wuschst | ihr wuscht | du wüschest2 du wüschst2 | ihr wüschet2 ihr wüscht2 | ||
| er wusch | sie wuschen | er wüsche2 | sie wüschen2 | ||
| imperative | wasch (du) wasche (du) | wascht (ihr) | |||
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of waschen (class 6 strong, auxiliary haben)
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Low German
    
    Etymology
    
From Middle Low German waschen, from Old Saxon waskan.
Conjugation
    
Conjugation of waschen (class 7 strong verb)
| infinitive | waschen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite | 
| 1st person singular | wasch | wusch | 
| 2nd person singular | waschs(t) | wuschs(t) | 
| 3rd person singular | wasch(t) | wusch | 
| plural | wascht, waschen | wuschen | 
| imperative | present | — | 
| singular | wasch | |
| plural | wascht | |
| participle | present | past | 
| waschen | (e)wuschen, gewuschen | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
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