fabric softener
der Weichspüler, die Weichspüler
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fabric softener
A liquid product used when washing clothes and other textiles to make them softer and give them a pleasant scent.
Gib bitte etwas Weichspüler in das dafür vorgesehene Fach der Waschmaschine.
Please put some fabric softener in the designated compartment of the washing machine.
| gender | masculine der |
|---|---|
| plural | die Weichspüler |
| genitive | des Weichspülers |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | der Weichspüler | die Weichspüler |
| accusative | den Weichspüler | die Weichspüler |
| dative | dem Weichspüler | den Weichspülern |
| genitive | des Weichspülers | der Weichspüler |
The article changes with the case; it is shown in colour.
'Weichspüler' (fabric softener) is made up of 'weich' (soft) and 'Spüler' (rinser). The first component describes the intended effect on textiles.
Der Weichspüler macht die Handtücher besonders weich.
The fabric softener makes the towels especially soft.
When indicating that fabric softener is used in the wash, 'Weichspüler' (fabric softener) often follows the preposition 'mit' (with) and therefore takes the dative case.
Sie wäscht die Bettwäsche mit Weichspüler.
She washes the bed linen with fabric softener.
Typical collocations include 'Weichspüler einfüllen' (to pour in fabric softener), 'Weichspüler dosieren' (to measure out fabric softener), 'Weichspüler nachfüllen' (to top up fabric softener), and 'Weichspüler ins Fach geben' (to put fabric softener in the compartment).
Wie viel Weichspüler man dosieren muss, steht auf der Flasche.
The bottle tells you how much fabric softener to measure out.
