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die Schuld

noun · /ʃʊlt/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German schult, from Old High German sculd. Cognate with obsolete English shild (“debt, fault, guilt”).

Translation

  1. debt feminine, plural-normally

    Wer wird für diese Schulden aufkommen?

    Who will pay for these debts?

    Er spielt in Rostock, er spielt in Warnemünde, und seine Schulden sind wie Sand am Meer.

    He gambles in Rostock, and he gambles in Warnemünde, and his debts are like the sands of the sea.

  2. fault feminine, singular, usually

    es ist nicht meine Schuld, dass...

    it's not my fault that...

  3. guilt feminine, singular, singular-only
  4. blame, responsibility feminine, singular, singular-only

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Schuld Schulden
Accusative Schuld Schulden
Dative Schuld Schulden
Genitive Schuld Schulden

schuld

adj · /ʃʊlt/ ·
Etymology

From Schuld.

Translation

  1. only used in schuld sein (“to be at fault”) not-comparable

Schuld

noun ·

Translation

  1. admit to sth source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  2. debt source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  3. guilt; culpability source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en