Questions & Answers about Το πλύσιμο των ρούχων είναι πιο εύκολο όταν δεν βρέχει.
Why does the sentence start with Το πλύσιμο? What exactly is πλύσιμο?
Πλύσιμο is a noun meaning washing (the act/process). It’s formed from the verb πλένω (I wash).
So Το πλύσιμο = the washing / washing (as an activity).
Why is it Το πλύσιμο (neuter) and not masculine or feminine?
Because the noun πλύσιμο is grammatically neuter in Greek, so it takes the neuter article το. The gender is a property of the noun, not of the real-world thing.
What does των ρούχων mean grammatically, and why is it in that form?
των ρούχων means of the clothes and it’s in the genitive plural. Greek commonly uses the genitive to show what an action-noun is “about” or “applied to”:
- το πλύσιμο των ρούχων = the washing of the clothes / washing clothes
Could I also say something like το πλύσιμο τα ρούχα?