verschuldet
indebted
Burdened with debt; owing money to others.
EXAMPLE
Die Familie ist hoch verschuldet und kann ihre Kredite kaum noch zurückzahlen.
The family is heavily indebted and can barely repay its loans.
verschuldet
indebted
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry verschuldet, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | verschuldet |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
State and process
The adjective 'verschuldet' (indebted) describes a state and usually appears after 'sein' (to be). The reflexive verb 'sich verschulden' (to get into debt) expresses how someone enters this state; its perfect tense is formed with 'haben' (to have).
EXAMPLE
Die Gemeinde ist seit Jahren verschuldet.
The municipality has been indebted for years.
Für den Bau des Schwimmbads hat sich die Gemeinde hoch verschuldet.
The municipality went heavily into debt to build the swimming pool.
Typical collocations
Common collocations are 'hoch verschuldet' (heavily indebted), 'stark verschuldet' (deeply in debt), and 'bis über beide Ohren verschuldet' (up to one's ears in debt). The last expression is colloquial and emphasizes that someone has a very large amount of debt.
EXAMPLE
Nach der gescheiterten Investition war das Unternehmen hoch verschuldet.
After the failed investment, the company was heavily indebted.
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