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suspicious
Describes a person, thing, or situation that causes mistrust or doubt because it seems strange, questionable, or untrustworthy.
Sein plötzliches Interesse an unseren Finanzen kam mir sofort suspekt vor.
His sudden interest in our finances immediately seemed suspicious to me.
The adjective 'suspekt' (suspicious) is very often used with a dative object to express to whom something seems suspicious. Typical verbs in this construction are 'sein' (to be), 'erscheinen' (to appear), or 'vorkommen' (to seem).
Das Angebot ist mir suspekt.
The offer seems suspicious to me.
In German, 'suspekt' (suspicious) is only an adjective and means 'verdächtig' (suspicious) or 'fragwürdig' (questionable). Don't confuse it with the English word 'suspect', which can also be a noun (a suspicious person) or a verb (to suspect).
Der Mann mit dem großen Hut verhielt sich sehr suspekt.
The man with the large hat behaved very suspiciously.
'Suspekt' (suspicious) is often used to describe behavior, an offer, a person, or a situation that raises doubts.
Ich finde es suspekt, dass er nie über seine Vergangenheit spricht.
I find it suspicious that he never talks about his past.
lazy / rotten
Both words can express that an offer arouses mistrust or doubt. “Suspekt” can be placed directly before or after the noun, while “faul” in this meaning is especially common in the expression “an etwas ist etwas faul” (there is something fishy about something). Choose “suspekt” for a direct description and “faul” for this fixed expression.
Dieses besonders günstige Angebot ist mir suspekt.
This particularly cheap offer seems suspicious to me.
An diesem besonders günstigen Angebot ist etwas faul.
There’s something fishy about this particularly cheap offer.
