beschämt
German
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /bəˈʃɛːmt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /bəˈʃeːmt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧schämt
Participle
editbeschämt
Adjective
editbeschämt (strong nominative masculine singular beschämter, comparative beschämter, superlative am beschämtesten)
Usage notes
editIt 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 The latter may sound outdated or posh.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
editPositive forms of beschämt
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editFurther reading
edit- “beschämt” in Duden online