to accuse
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to accuse
To blame someone for a negative act, a mistake, or an offense; to accuse someone. The act is often connected using the genitive or the preposition 'wegen' (because of/for).
Sie beschuldigte ihn, ihr Portemonnaie gestohlen zu haben.
She accused him of having stolen her wallet.
The prefix 'be-' is inseparable. It stays firmly attached to the verb in all conjugated forms. The past participle is formed without 'ge-': beschuldigt.
Er hat sie fälschlicherweise beschuldigt.
He falsely accused her.
The formal and legal construction of this verb requires the accusative for the person and the genitive for the offense. The structure is: jemanden (accusative) einer Sache (genitive) beschuldigen.
Man beschuldigte den Politiker der Korruption.
The politician was accused of corruption.
In normal usage, the accusation is more often expressed with a subordinate clause (with 'dass' (that)) or an infinitive construction (with 'zu' (to)).
Er beschuldigt seinen Kollegen, die Idee gestohlen zu haben.
He accuses his colleague of having stolen the idea.
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.
Der Besitzer beschuldigte den Mann, das Geld genommen zu haben.
The owner accused the man of taking the money.
Die Polizei verdächtigt den Mann, das Geld genommen zu haben.
The police suspect the man of taking the money.
