beschuldigen

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beschuldigen, from Old Dutch *biskuldigon, from Proto-West Germanic *biskuldigōn, equivalent to schuld +‎ be- -igen. Replaced older Middle Dutch beschulden by influence of Middle Dutch schuldich (modern Dutch schuldig). Compare Old English besċyldigian (whence Middle English be-schyld), West Frisian beskuldigje, German Low German beschülligen, German beschuldigen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈsxʏldəɣə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: be‧schul‧di‧gen
  • Rhymes: -ʏldəɣən

Verb

beschuldigen

  1. (transitive) to accuse, blame

Conjugation

Conjugation of beschuldigen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beschuldigen
past singular beschuldigde
past participle beschuldigd
infinitive beschuldigen
gerund beschuldigen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beschuldig beschuldigde
2nd person sing. (jij) beschuldigt, beschuldig2 beschuldigde
2nd person sing. (u) beschuldigt beschuldigde
2nd person sing. (gij) beschuldigt beschuldigde
3rd person singular beschuldigt beschuldigde
plural beschuldigen beschuldigden
subjunctive sing.1 beschuldige beschuldigde
subjunctive plur.1 beschuldigen beschuldigden
imperative sing. beschuldig
imperative plur.1 beschuldigt
participles beschuldigend beschuldigd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Negerhollands: beskuldig, beskyldig

German

Etymology

be- +‎ schuldig +‎ -en

Pronunciation

Verb

beschuldigen (weak, third-person singular present beschuldigt, past tense beschuldigte, past participle beschuldigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to accuse, to blame
    Seine Frau hat ihn des Ehebruchs beschuldigt.His wife accused him of adultery.

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