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partly responsible
Bearing part of the blame together with one or more other people for a negative event, a crime, or a mistake.
Der Fahrer, der nicht gebremst hat, ist an dem Unfall mitschuldig.
The driver who did not brake is partly responsible for the accident.
The word consists of the prefix 'mit-' and the adjective 'schuldig' (guilty). The prefix 'mit-' here means 'together with others', so you are not guilty alone, but guilty together with others.
Wer von dem Problem wusste, aber geschwiegen hat, ist ebenfalls mitschuldig.
Anyone who knew about the problem but remained silent is also partly responsible.
The adjective 'mitschuldig' (partly responsible) is almost always used with the preposition 'an' and the dative. You are 'mitschuldig an' (partly responsible for) a particular event or mistake.
Er fühlt sich mitschuldig an der Niederlage seiner Mannschaft.
He feels partly responsible for his team's defeat.
A common fixed expression is 'sich mitschuldig machen' (to make oneself partly responsible). This means to take on part of the blame through an action or failure to act.
Wenn du ihm bei seinem Betrug hilfst, machst du dich mitschuldig.
If you help him with his fraud, you make yourself partly responsible.
guilty / owing
Schuldig and mitschuldig describe responsibility for wrongdoing or a crime. Mitschuldig, however, emphasizes that the responsibility is shared with others and often concerns only part of the blame; schuldig refers to responsibility in general. Use mitschuldig when the involvement of several people is important.
Nach den Beweisen ist sein Helfer an dem Betrug mitschuldig.
According to the evidence, his accomplice is partly responsible for the fraud.
Nach den Beweisen ist der Angeklagte an dem Betrug schuldig.
According to the evidence, the defendant is guilty of the fraud.
