washroom / laundry room
der Waschraum, die Waschräume
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washroom
A room with sinks where people can wash themselves; depending on the building, it may also have toilets or showers.
Die Schüler müssen ihre Hände im Waschraum waschen.
The students have to wash their hands in the washroom.
laundry room
A room in a residential building or workplace where laundry is washed and sometimes dried.
Die Waschmaschine steht im Waschraum im Keller des Hauses.
The washing machine is in the laundry room in the basement of the house.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Waschräume |
| genitive | des Waschraumes |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Waschraum | die Waschräume |
| accusative | den Waschraum | die Waschräume |
| dative | dem Waschraum | den Waschräumen |
| genitive | des Waschraumes des Waschraums | der Waschräume |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Waschraum' (washroom / laundry room) is made up of 'Wasch-' (washing) and 'Raum' (room). The first part refers to activities related to washing, while the second refers to a room where these activities take place.
Im Waschraum des Jugendzentrums gibt es mehrere Waschbecken.
There are several sinks in the youth center's washroom.
When 'Waschraum' (washroom) refers to personal hygiene, words such as 'Hände' (hands), 'Waschbecken' (sink), 'Dusche' (shower), or 'Toilette' (toilet) often appear nearby. Such signal words show that it refers to a room for people.
Vor dem Essen gingen die Kinder gemeinsam in den Waschraum.
The children went to the washroom together before eating.
When 'Waschraum' (laundry room) refers to laundry, 'Waschmaschine' (washing machine), 'Wäsche' (laundry), or 'Trockner' (dryer) often appear nearby. Typical collocations are 'die Waschmaschine im Waschraum' (the washing machine in the laundry room) and 'die Wäsche im Waschraum waschen' (to wash laundry in the laundry room).
Sie hängt die nasse Wäsche im Waschraum zum Trocknen auf.
She hangs the wet laundry up to dry in the laundry room.
