Adjektiv

unschuldig

innocent, guiltless, blameless

Er wurde für unschuldig erklärt.

He was declared innocent.

Das Kind hat ein unschuldiges Lächeln.

The child has an innocent smile.

Sie ist unschuldig an dem Verbrechen.

She is innocent of the crime.

predicative: ((to be)) unschuldig to be innocent He is innocent.

attributive: ein unschuldiges Kind an innocent child

unschuldig ((an et3)) to be innocent of (sth.) She is innocent of the crime.

Synonyms: rein, arglos; Antonyms: schuldig, schuldhaft

From the prefix 'un-' (not) + 'schuldig' (guilty). Literally means 'not guilty'.

Think of 'un-' as the English 'un-'. So, 'unschuldig' is 'un-guilty'. This makes it easy to remember its core meaning.

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