German VERB B2 Rank 6543

beschuldigen

to accuse

beschuldigen – beschuldigte – hat beschuldigt

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beschuldigen vs verdächtigen

to suspect

Verdächtigen refers to a suspicion against someone that has not yet been proven. Beschuldigen means explicitly holding that person responsible for a specific act, mistake, or offense. For an assumption, use verdächtigen; when clearly assigning blame, you can use beschuldigen.

Visual example for verdächtigen
beschuldigen

Der Besitzer beschuldigte den Mann, das Geld genommen zu haben.

The owner accused the man of taking the money.

verdächtigen

Die Polizei verdächtigt den Mann, das Geld genommen zu haben.

The police suspect the man of taking the money.

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