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Der, die or das Schuld?

die Schuld

Gender
feminine
English
guilt

Why is it die Schuld?

No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Schuld. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Schuld.

For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.

Example sentences

Schuld in the four cases

The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Schuld: definite article first, then the indefinite article.

MasculineFeminineNeuterPlural
Nominativeder / eindie / einedas / eindie
Accusativeden / einendie / einedas / eindie
Dativedem / einemder / einerdem / einemden
Genitivedes / einesder / einerdes / einesder

Schuld is one of about 1,700 common nouns in the free Der-Die-Das trainer. Short daily rounds with spaced repetition make the article stick.

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