Vocabulary
unschuldig
· adjective
innocent, not guilty
Courts and crime stories — and a child with big eyes next to an empty biscuit tin.
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unschuldig
innocent, not guilty
Am nächsten Tag stand es in allen Zeitungen: Der Student war unschuldig, und der berühmte Cellist hatte gelogen.
The next day it was in all the newspapers: the student was innocent, and the famous cellist had lied.
Word family
unschuldigdie Schuldguilt; faultdie Unschuldinnocence
Similar & opposite
↔ Opposites
schuldig
Real examples
- Am nächsten Tag stand es in allen Zeitungen: Der Student war unschuldig, und der berühmte Cellist hatte gelogen.The next day it was in all the newspapers: the student was innocent, and the famous cellist had lied.
- Er saß zwei Jahre im Gefängnis, obwohl er unschuldig war.He spent two years in prison although he was innocent.
