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TOPIK 2verb

빨래하다

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빨래해요 · 빨래했어요 · 빨래할 거예요 · 빨래하세요

to do the laundry, to wash clothes

Example

날씨가 좋아서 오늘 아침에 빨래했어요.

The weather was nice, so I did the laundry this morning.

Word parts

빨래 (laundry) comes from 빨다 'to wash clothes'.

Good to know

빨래 means both the washing and the clothes themselves: 빨래를 널다 = to hang out the laundry.