Ich muss den Kissenbezug noch waschen, bevor ich schlafen gehe.

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Breakdown of Ich muss den Kissenbezug noch waschen, bevor ich schlafen gehe.

• noch: still
• bevor: before
• waschen: to wash

Questions & Answers about Ich muss den Kissenbezug noch waschen, bevor ich schlafen gehe.

Why is it den Kissenbezug and not der Kissenbezug?

Because Kissenbezug is the direct object of waschen.

• The basic dictionary form is der Kissenbezug.
• Der is nominative masculine.
• After a verb like waschen, the thing being washed is in the accusative.
• Masculine nouns change from der to den in the accusative.

So:

• der Kissenbezug = the pillowcase, as the subject
• den Kissenbezug = the pillowcase, as the object

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Why is Kissenbezug written as one word?

German very often combines nouns into a single compound noun.

Here:

• Kissen = pillow
• Bezug = cover / case

So Kissenbezug literally means something like pillow cover, i.e. pillowcase.

A useful rule: in German compounds, the last part determines the grammatical gender. Since Bezug is masculine (der Bezug), the whole word is also masculine: der Kissenbezug.

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