JLPT N4 Elementary
間違える
To make a mistake, get something wrong, or mistake one thing for another.
Readings
Other forms
間違えます polite form
間違えた plain past
間違えて te-form
間違えない plain negative
間違う a related verb meaning "to be wrong"
1 Verb (transitive)
To make a mistake" / "To get something wrong
Indicates the active commission of an error in a calculation, decision, or procedure.
Example
すみません 、 道 を 間違え た よう です 。
Excuse me, it seems I've taken the wrong road.
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2 Verb (transitive)
To mistake A for B
Describes the act of confusing the identity of one person or object with another.
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