beschuldigen

/bəˈʃʊldɪɡn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
beschuldigt
past
beschuldigte
perfect
hat beschuldigt

Meaning

  1. to accuse

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

bezichtigen

Near-total synonyms for "to accuse"; beschuldigen is the more common everyday word, bezichtigen is more formal and legal-sounding.

Similar in other languages

French

accuser

accuser is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to accuse."

Portuguese

acusar

acusar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to accuse."

Practice

1 What does beschuldigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ ihn des Diebstahls.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beschuldigen?

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