Vocabulary
angeblich
/ˈanɡeːplɪç/· adverb
allegedly, supposedly
Marks distance from a claim: „Angeblich hat er nichts gewusst.“ — I'm only passing it on.
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Forms
- als Adjektiv
- der angebliche Täter, die angebliche Panne
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
angeblich
allegedly, supposedly (adverb)
Angeblich wusste niemand davon.
Supposedly nobody knew about it.
Word family
angeblichangebento state, to give; to show offdie Angabestatement, information
Common combinations
- angeblich krank seinto be supposedly ill
- der angebliche Täterthe alleged perpetrator
- aus angeblich sicherer Quellefrom a supposedly reliable source
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
vermeintlichmutmaßlich (police, courts)soll (Er soll … haben)
Common learner mistakes
- Angeblich er war zu Hause.Angeblich war er zu Hause.angeblich in position 1 counts as the first element → verb second.
Real examples
- Angeblich wusste niemand davon.Supposedly nobody knew about it.
- Die angebliche Panne war in Wahrheit Absicht.The alleged glitch was in fact deliberate.
- Er war angeblich krank, aber ich habe ihn im Kino gesehen.He was supposedly ill, but I saw him at the cinema.
