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How to Say ‘Who's doing the dishes?’ in German

Wer spült ab?

vair shpoolt ap

[vair shpoolt ap]

💬 Usage Tip: This comes from abspülen, and the ab jumps to the end. To volunteer, say Ich spüle ab "I'll do the dishes".

Phrase Breakdown

Wer

[vair]

who

Used to introduce a question about someone.

Example

Wer hätte gedacht, dass es regnet?

Who would have thought that it rains?

spült

[shpoolt]

washes (dishes)

Form of 'abspülen', to wash the dishes; prefix 'ab' goes to the end.

Example

Papa spült heute ab.

Dad does the dishes today.

[ap]

(separable prefix of 'abspülen')

Prefix of 'abspülen' placed at the end of the sentence.

Example

Ich spüle das Geschirr ab.

I wash the dishes.

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