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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bəˈʃɛːmt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /bəˈʃeːmt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: be‧schämt
Participle
beschämt
- past participle of beschämen
Adjective
beschämt (strong nominative masculine singular beschämter, comparative beschämter, superlative am beschämtesten)
- ashamed
Usage notes
It is more common to use the verb "(sich) schämen" (to shame oneself) instead of this adjective. (Ich schäme mich. ("I shame myself.") instead of "Ich bin beschämt." ("I am ashamed."). The latter may sound outdated or posh.
Declension
Positive forms of beschämt
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