die Schuldfähigkeit

C1

culpability / criminal responsibility

English meaning
culpability / criminal responsibility
Gender
die — feminine
Vocabulary package
Law & Justice

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Schuldfähigkeit in a sentence

Die Schuldfähigkeit des Angeklagten wird vor Gericht überprüft.

The culpability of the accused will be examined in court.

Declension of die Schuldfähigkeit

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativedie Schuldfähigkeit—
Accusativedie Schuldfähigkeit—
Dativeder Schuldfähigkeit—
Genitiveder Schuldfähigkeit—

Word family

die Schuldfähigkeit is built from die Fähigkeit (ability, skill) and die Schuld (fault, guilt). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where Schuldfähigkeit comes from

Ableitung zu schuldfähig mit dem Derivatem (Ableitungsmorphem) -keit

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Questions about Schuldfähigkeit

Is it der, die or das Schuldfähigkeit?

It is die Schuldfähigkeit — Schuldfähigkeit is feminine.

What is the genitive of Schuldfähigkeit?

The genitive singular is der Schuldfähigkeit.

What does Schuldfähigkeit mean in English?

die Schuldfähigkeit means "culpability / criminal responsibility". For example: "Die Schuldfähigkeit des Angeklagten wird vor Gericht überprüft." — "The culpability of the accused will be examined in court."

What level is Schuldfähigkeit in German?

Schuldfähigkeit is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the law & justice vocabulary.

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