Word
После стирки я повесил полотенце на верёвку на балконе.
Meaning
After doing the laundry, I hung the towel on the clothesline on the balcony.
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Breakdown of После стирки я повесил полотенце на верёвку на балконе.
я
I
на
on
после
after
балкон
the balcony
Questions & Answers about После стирки я повесил полотенце на верёвку на балконе.
Why is it после стирки, not после стирка?
Because после requires the genitive case.
- Dictionary form: стирка
- After после: стирки
So:
- после стирки = after washing / after the laundry
This is a very common pattern in Russian:
- после работы = after work
- после урока = after the lesson
- после дождя = after the rain
What does стирка mean here exactly?
Стирка means washing clothes / doing the laundry / a wash.
In this sentence, it refers to the towel having been washed. English can say after washing, but Russian often uses a noun here:
- после стирки = literally after the washing / after laundry
It sounds natural and compact in Russian. If you wanted a more explicit version, you could say something like:
- После того как я постирал полотенце... = After I washed the towel...
But после стирки is shorter and very natural.
Why is the verb повесил?