Schulden haben

to have debts

Türkçe: borcu olmak

Noun

Schulden Pl.

Verb

haben

Topic

Recht und Politik

In a sentence

Sie hat trotz ihres geringen Einkommens keine Schulden.

How it is used

Means 'to have debts' as a state of owing money. Neutral register. Use in a personal conversation about financial struggles. Common mistake: learners may confuse with 'Schulden machen' (to incur debts).

Other verbs that go with Schulden

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Schulden machento incur debts
• Schulden abbauento reduce debts
• Schulden begleichento settle debts
• Schulden erlassento forgive debts
• Schulden tilgento pay off debts

All collocations with Schulden

Other collocations built on haben

• (k)eine Ahnung haben von+Dat.to have (no) idea about something
• jdn. auf der Abschussliste habento have someone on one's hit list
• die Absicht habento have the intention
• eine Ader haben für+Akk.to have a natural talent or inclination for something
• in Arbeit habento have tasks currently being handled
• eine Ansicht haben zu+Dat.to have an opinion/view on something
• einen Anspruch haben auf+Akk.to have a right/claim to something
• Angst haben vor+Dat.to be afraid of something