putzen
to clean - in Switzerland one also says „bodenen“/„fägen“; the shared word is putzen
Origin
A where all three countries use the same word - worth noting precisely because so much else in the household does not match.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Simple past 'musste' (had to, from müssen)Präteritum 'musste' (müssen)
- Modal verb 'müssen' (must/have to)Modalverb 'müssen'
- Modal verb 'sollen' (should/ought to)Modalverb 'sollen'
Examples
Am wir die .
We clean the flat on Saturdays.