Adjective
verdächtig
Pronunciation: /fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪç/
suspicious, suspect
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Meanings
Adjective
- suspicious, suspect
Example sentence
Der Wagen parkt seit Tagen dort und wirkt verdächtig.
The car has been parked there for days and looks suspicious.
Usage
- jemandem verdächtig vorkommen — seem suspicious to someone; the person is dative
- einer Tat verdächtig sein — be suspected of an act; formal genitive construction
Die widersprüchlichen Angaben kamen der Ermittlerin verdächtig vor.
The contradictory statements seemed suspicious to the investigator.