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Schuld: guilt — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

DictionarySchuld

Quality-approved learning entrynounLevel B1

Schuld

guilt

guilt, blame, or responsibility for a wrong action or harmful outcome

IPA/ʃʊlt/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

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Meaning 1neutral · 88%

guilt, blame, or responsibility for a wrong action or harmful outcome

Natural examples

Wer trägt die Schuld an dem Unfall?

Es bringt nichts, sich gegenseitig die Schuld zu geben.

Nach dem Streit fühlte sie große Schuld.

Usage note

Common patterns are die Schuld tragen, jemandem die Schuld geben, and Schuld an etwas haben. Do not confuse this noun with Schulden meaning financial debts.

Mini-lesson: Guilt and responsibility

Schuld often appears in fixed phrases such as die Schuld tragen and jemandem die Schuld geben.

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Form and grammar

lemma: Schuld
article: die
Gender: feminine
singular: Schuld
plural: Schulden
plural status: regular
genitive: der Schuld
countability: both

Schuld is a feminine noun meaning guilt, blame, or responsibility for wrongdoing. In this sense it is often uncountable; the plural Schulden normally belongs to the separate meaning 'debts'.

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