Verdächtiger /fɛɾdˈɛçtɪɡɜ/ · noun and verb · CEFR B2. German translation of "suspect".

See also: Vocabulary entry (German) · Topic: German Urteil und Versöhnung

Source term
suspect
Translation
Verdächtiger
CEFR Level
B2
Part of speech
noun and verb
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Dictionary form Verdächtiger
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Pattern
Subject + helper/modal + Verdächtiger
Examples
Wir müssen oft Verdächtiger.
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This word appears in the German Urteil und Versöhnung.

Example Sentences

Die Person, die ihn verdächtigt, könnte ihn anklagen, aber andere verteidigen und vergeben.

English: The person who suspects him might accuse him, but others defend and forgive.

B2 · Judgment and Reconciliation

Die Polizei verhaftete den Hauptverdächtigen am frühen Sonntagmorgen.

English: Police arrested the main suspect early on Sunday morning.

B2 · Judgment and Reconciliation

Ich vermute, dass er darüber mehr weiß, als er zugibt.

English: I suspect that he knows more about this than he admits.

B2 · Judgment and Reconciliation

Sie hat schon lange vermutet, dass ihr Kollege vertrauliche Informationen weitergibt.

English: She has long suspected her colleague of leaking confidential information.

B2 · Judgment and Reconciliation

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