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German word
Verdächtige
Pronunciation
IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪgə/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)suspect
Example
Die Polizei befragt die Verdächtige.
The police are questioning the suspect.
More examples
Im Gerichtssaal erklärte die Verdächtige ihre Unschuld.
In the courtroom, the suspect declared her innocence.
Core concept
A person standing in the circle of suspicion while investigators seek evidence.
Common phrases
als Verdächtige gelten
be considered a suspect
die Verdächtige identifizieren
identify the suspect
Similar words
Tatverdächtiger: A person whose involvement in a specific crime is under particular suspicion.
Beschuldigter: A person formally accused by authorities of a specific offense.
Angeklagter: A person formally charged as a defendant in court.
Täter: A person believed to have actually committed the crime.
Definition in German
Eine Person, gegen die der Verdacht gerichtet ist.
Word origin
Verdächtige is the feminine nominalized form of verdächtig, which derives from the noun Verdacht with the suffix -ig.
Usage tips
- Verdächtige is feminine singular; the masculine form is der Verdächtige, and the plural for both genders is die Verdächtigen.
Opposites
- Unschuldigerinnocent personnoun
Related words
- Verdächtigungsuspicionnoun
- Verdächtigersuspectnoun