German VERB B1 Rank 6976

schulden

to owe

schulden – schuldete – hat geschuldet

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry schulden, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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schulden vs schuldig

guilty / owing

Schuldig and schulden can both express that someone has to pay money back. Schuldig is usually used in the phrase „jemandem etwas schuldig sein“, while schulden as a verb directly refers to the action or existing obligation. Use schuldig with sein, and schulden with a dative and an accusative object.

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schulden

Ich schulde meiner Schwester noch hundert Euro.

I still owe my sister one hundred euros.

schuldig

Ich bin meiner Schwester noch hundert Euro schuldig.

I still owe my sister one hundred euros.

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