How to Say “Sus” in Ukrainian

підозрілий
The English phrase 'sus' can be translated into Ukrainian as підозрілий.

What does it mean word for word?

The word підозрілий is the direct equivalent of the English adjective 'suspicious'.

Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?

While 'sus' in English is slang, the Ukrainian word підозрілий is the standard, neutral term used in both formal and informal contexts.

How does it change in a sentence?

The adjective підозрілий must agree in gender with the noun it modifies. Use підозріла for feminine nouns, підозріле for neuter nouns and підозрілі for plural nouns.

Did you know?

  • While підозрілий is neutral, Ukrainian speakers often use the slang term сус as a direct loanword from English to reference the game 'Among Us'.
  • In Ukrainian, the root of підозрілий relates to the act of 'looking' or 'glancing', suggesting that suspicion is a way of seeing someone.
  • The related noun підозріння can be used both as a feeling of doubt and as a formal legal charge of suspicion in a police report.

Examples in context

  • Червоний якийсь підозрілий.
    Red is kind of sus.
    This sentence shows how to use підозрілий to describe someone or something as being kind of suspicious.
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  • Поліцейським надійшло повідомлення про підозрілу особу поблизу банку.
    The police received a report about a suspicious person near the bank.
  • Чому цей звук такий підозрілий?
    Chomu tsiy zvuk takyi pidozrilyi?
    Why is this sound so suspicious?

Example conversation

Two friends are playing a social deduction game.

  1. Сергій Serhii

    Маріє, ти дуже підозрілий гравець.
    Marie, ty duzhe pidozrilyi hravets.
    Maria, you are a very sus player.
  2. Марія Mariia

    Чому ти так думаєш, Сергію?
    Chomu ty tak dumaiesh, Serhiu?
    Why do you think so, Serhii?
  3. Сергій Serhii

    Ти занадто багато мовчиш.
    Ty zanadto bahato movchysh.
    You are being too quiet.
  4. Марія Mariia

    Це не означає, що я підозрілий!
    Tse ne oznachaie, shcho ia pidozrilyi!
    That doesn't mean I'm sus!

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