No. 4,718 in German
waschen
"Waschen" means "to wash."
In a sentence
Ich wasche meine Hände vor dem Essen.
I wash my hands before eating.
The verb 'waschen' is used in the present tense to express an action performed by the speaker themselves (reflexive usage in context with 'meine Hände').
Die Fenster müssen wieder gewaschen werden.
The windows need to be washed again.
'Waschen' is used in the passive voice to indicate the need for the action of washing to be performed on the object 'Windows'.
Das Kind wäscht sein Gesicht mit Wasser.
The child washes their face with water.
Here, 'waschen' shows the action performed by a third party (the child) on an object (its face) directly.
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