誤った

machigatta

adjective★Intermediate— incorrect

general

Incorrect; wrong; mistaken

誤った情報を信じてしまった

I believed incorrect information.

誤った判断をした

I made a wrong decision.

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Often used to describe errors in information, decisions, or actions.

Collocations

誤った情報incorrect information誤った判断wrong decision誤った理解misunderstanding

to misunderstand

to invite misunderstanding

This word is often used in formal and informal contexts to describe errors or mistakes.

While '誤った' is neutral, '間違った' is more commonly used in everyday speech.

Derived from the verb '誤る' (machigaru), meaning 'to be wrong' or 'to make a mistake'.

This adjective is often used to describe something that is factually incorrect or based on a mistake.

誤

mistake

root

った

past tense suffix

suffix

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