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Die verdächtige Nachricht hat einen Link und viele Rechtschreibfehler. The suspicious message has a link and lots of spelling mistakes.

adjective · B2

verdächtig

[fɛɐ̯ˈdɛçtɪç]

suspicious

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Other Examples

  • Ich finde es verdächtig, dass der Absender so drängt.

    I find it suspicious that the sender is pushing so hard.

  • Wenn dir ein Anruf verdächtig vorkommt, leg lieber auf.

    If a call seems suspicious to you, you'd better hang up.

  • Kalle hört im Wald ein verdächtiges Geräusch, aber es ist nur ein Igel.

    Kalle hears a suspicious noise in the forest, but it's only a hedgehog.

Grammar

Comparative
verdächtiger Compares two things: … als …
Superlative
am verdächtigsten The most of all, with "am": am …sten.

How the Word Is Built

ver prefix dächt root ig suffix

ver-
often a change, a loss or "away": vermieten (to rent out), verlieren (to lose), sich verlaufen (to get lost).
-ig
makes an adjective: der Durst → durstig (thirsty).

Word family

der Verdachtverdächtigen

In Otti's situations: Otti almost falls for a scam

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