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to wash (あらう) and washing (せんたく)

Nil

to wash (あらう) and washing (せんたく)

I don't see any difference between these two words. Both are verbs meaning the same thing. Can someone explain, please?

Posted by Nil 3/19/12, last update 3/19/12 (1 year ago)
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  • jlptbootcamp

    I love questions like these Nil.

    The differences between these words is actually pretty simple. せんたく refers to laundry and washing clothes only. While あらう refers to just about every kind of washing (hands, car, dog, etc...), including washing clothes.

    A helpful thing to do is check the example sentences with a good dictionary like jisho.org, usually the differences become pretty obvious:

    あらう

    せんたく

    I added a mem with this info to the words to help you out. I also changed せんたく to mean 'washing (clothes)' for a little more clarity.

    Posted by jlptbootcamp 3/19/12 (1 year ago)
  • Nil

    Thanks!

    Posted by Nil 3/19/12 (1 year ago)
  • ikenaiAndi

    Nice sites for example sentences are:

    tatoeba.org jiten.net eow.alc.co.jp

    Posted by ikenaiAndi 3/19/12 (1 year ago)

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