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Meet die Schuld

See how the article changes from case to case, then try the exercises.

All 4 meanings

  1. (usually in the plural) debt
  2. (usually in the singular) fault
  3. (singular only) guilt
  4. (singular only) blame, responsibility

Meanings from Wiktionary · CC BY-SA

Forms

How the article changes

For die Schuld, use the coloured columns: feminine and plural.

der, die, das
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativederdiedasdie
accusativedendiedasdie
dativedemderdemden
ein, kein, mein: ein has no plural. mein, dein, sein, ihr, unser… end like kein.
Casemasculinefeminineneuterplural
nominativeeineineeinkeine
accusativeeineneineeinkeine
dativeeinemeinereinemkeinen

Plural die Schulden

Examples

  1. 1
    Die schwere Schuld lastet noch auf ihm.The burden of his guilt still weighs on him.Nominative · subjectPractise „schwer“ →
  2. 2
    Sie trägt ihre persönliche Schuld.She bears her personal responsibility.Accusative · tragenPractise „persönlich“ →
  3. 3
    Er leidet unter der schweren Schuld.He suffers from the burden of guilt.Dative · unterPractise „schwer“ →
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