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Usages of schoonmaken
Zodra wij klaar zijn met werken, zullen we de badkamer schoonmaken.
As soon as we are done working, we will clean the bathroom.
Ik zal de keuken schoonmaken nadat we samen hebben gegeten.
I will clean the kitchen after we have eaten together.
Ik zal de schuur direct na mijn werk schoonmaken.
I will clean the shed directly after my work.
Ik maak de vloer schoon.
I clean the floor.
Letterlijk schoonmaken is één ding; figuurlijk opruimen vind ik moeilijker.
Cleaning literally is one thing; tidying up figuratively I find harder.
Ik doe een beetje afwasmiddel in de pan en maak alles schoon.
I put a little dish soap in the pan and clean everything.
De docent vroeg een leerling om het bord schoon te maken.
The teacher asked a pupil to clean the board.
Ik maak de keuken grondig schoon.
I clean the kitchen thoroughly.
Tom zet de waterkoker aan, terwijl Anna het koffiezetapparaat schoonmaakt.
Tom turns the kettle on, while Anna cleans the coffee machine.
Het is drie dagen geleden dat wij de magnetron hebben schoongemaakt.
It has been three days since we cleaned the microwave.
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