No. 12,238 in German
verdächtigen
To suspect.
In a sentence
Ich verdächtige ihn, etwas zu verheimlichen.
I suspect him of hiding something.
In this sentence, 'verdächtigen' is used as a verb meaning 'to suspect someone,' highlighting suspicion toward an action being concealed.
Sie wurde ungerecht verdächtigt.
She was unfairly suspected.
Here, 'verdächtigen' is in the passive form, indicating that the suspicion was directed toward the subject without assigning specific blame.
Die Polizei verdächtigt den Mann des Diebstahls.
The police suspect the man of theft.
In this context, 'verdächtigen' is used formally to describe the act of suspecting someone in an official capacity.
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