Swedish adjective· top 1,000 most common

skyldig

guilty, owing, in debt, bound, obliged; responsible, liable

Meaning

guilty; owing; in debt; bound, obliged; responsible, liable

In Swedish: som har en skuld att betala

Forms

Forms of skyldig
Basic form	skyldig	with en-words
Neuter	skyldigt	with ett-words
Plural and definite	skyldiga	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	skyldigare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	skyldigast	“-est”, “most …”

Practise skyldig

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What does skyldig mean?

skyldig in a sentence

du är skyldig mig en tia
you owe me ten kronor
göra sig skyldig till brott
commit a crime
myndigheten är skyldig att lämna svar
it is incumbent upon the authority to respond

Questions

What does skyldig mean in English?

skyldig means “guilty, owing”.

Origin

skuld + -ig, from Old Swedish skyldogher, skuldogher, from skuld, skull.

Nearby common words

skyldig is number 613 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

609vidare on, further
610kräva demand, claim
611medan while, whereas
612före before, by
614sent late
615böra ought to, should, should
616nere down
617svar answer, reply

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary