B1 · 40 Wörter
Cleaning and laundry
The machine, the programme and the stain — and the word for the airing a German flat is expected to get.
One verb here has no comfortable English equivalent and turns up in every tenancy agreement: lüften, opening the windows wide for a few minutes to change the air. It is treated as a duty rather than a preference, because der Schimmel is what happens when nobody does it. Note also that German sorts washing by temperature — die Buntwäsche against die Kochwäsche — where English sorts it by colour.
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Verb (6)
einweichento soakVerbB2
Separable: weicht ein.
auswringento wring outVerbC1
Separable: wringt aus.
aufhängento hang upVerbA2
Separable: hängt auf.
zusammenlegento foldVerbB1
Separable: legt zusammen.
entkalkento descaleVerbB2
Not separable, so no ge- in the participle.
lüftento air a roomVerbB1
A duty in most tenancy agreements, not a preference.
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