German edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃɛːmt/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /bəˈʃeːmt/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: be‧schämt

Participle edit

beschämt

  1. past participle of beschämen

Adjective edit

beschämt (strong nominative masculine singular beschämter, comparative beschämter, superlative am beschämtesten)

  1. ashamed

Usage notes edit

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 The latter may sound outdated or posh.

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