schuldig: endings, comparison & exercises · 10 Sentences

Before you start

Meet schuldig

Before a noun, the ending changes with the article, the gender and the case. See how, then try the exercises.

All 2 meanings

[with genitive] guilty (of), culpable
[with accusative] owing, indebted to

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Endings

How schuldig changes

Adjective endings after der/die/das
Case	masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
nominative	e	e	e	en
accusative	en	e	e	en
dative	en	en	en	en

Examples

1
Der schuldige Mensch sagt nichts.The guilty person says nothing.Nominative · subjectPractise „der Mensch“ →
2
Die Polizei sucht eine schuldige Frau.The police are looking for a guilty woman.Accusative · suchenPractise „die Frau“ →
3
Wir helfen dem schuldigen Kind.We help the guilty child.Dative · helfenPractise „das Kind“ →
4
Schuldige Leute stehen vor Gericht.Guilty people are on trial.Nominative · subjectPractise „die Leute“ →