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Вмиватися
Вмиватися is reflexive and refers to washing your own face. The non-reflexive мити means to wash something else, like dishes. Ukrainians say вмиватися for the morning face wash and приймати душ for a full shower.
Examples in context
Вранці я вмиваюся холодною водою.
In the morning I wash up with cold water.
Діти вмиваються перед сніданком.
The children wash up before breakfast.
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