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間違う
machigau
Description
「間違う」は、正しくないことをしたり、答えが正しくなかったりする時に使います。
"間違う" is used when doing something incorrect or when an answer is wrong.
「間違える」とほとんど同じ意味ですが、日常会話でよく聞きます。
It has almost the same meaning as "間違える," but is often heard in everyday conversation.
Meanings
間違うmachigau
to be wrong; to be mistaken
この答えは間違っています。
This answer is wrong.
間違うmachigau
to make a mistake; to err
道を間違ってしまいました。
I took the wrong road.
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Notes
- Nuance
間違う overlaps with 間違える; 間違う often means 'to be wrong', while 間違える stresses 'to mistake one thing for another'.
- Form
間違う = 間 (interval/gap) + 違う (to differ); the past 間違った often becomes 間違ってる in speech.
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