German Conversation · Level 130
45 words
German word
beschuldigen
Pronunciation
IPA/bəˈʃʊldɪgn̩/
Meaning
- verbaccuse
Example
Er beschuldigt mich fälschlicherweise.
He falsely accuses me.
More examples
Die Journalisten beschuldigen den Manager der Korruption.
The journalists are accusing the manager of corruption.
Core concept
A finger points at a person while assigning that person guilt for a wrongful act.
Common phrases
jemanden der Korruption beschuldigen
accuse someone of corruption
öffentlich jemanden beschuldigen
publicly accuse someone
jemanden des Betrugs beschuldigen
accuse someone of fraud
Similar words
vorwerfen: Criticize someone for a mistake or other bad behavior.
anschuldigen: Blame someone by identifying them as responsible for a wrongful act.
bezichtigen: Claim that someone committed a crime or acted dishonestly.
anklagen: Bring a formal criminal charge against someone in court.
Definition in German
jemanden einer Tat oder eines Fehlers beschuldigen; behaupten, eine Person habe etwas Unrechtes oder Verbotenes getan
Word origin
Beschuldigen developed from Schuld, meaning guilt or debt, and schuldig, meaning guilty, with be- forming a verb that treats someone as guilty.
Usage tips
- The usual pattern is jemanden einer Sache beschuldigen, with the person in the accusative and the alleged offense often in the genitive.
Other meanings
- blameverb
Opposites
- entlastenexonerateverb
Related words
- Beschuldigungaccusationnoun
- Beschuldigeraccusernoun