Japanese

あやまる
Meaning: to err, to make a mistake, to be mistaken
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 謬る 謬らない
Polite 謬ります 謬りません
Past 謬った 謬らなかった
Polite + Past 謬りました 謬りませんでした
Te-form 謬って 謬らなくて
Potential 謬れる 謬れない
Passive 謬られる 謬られない
Causative 謬らせる 謬らせない
Causative + Passive 謬らされる 謬らされない
Imperative 謬れ 謬るな

Handwriting

謬
る

Example

Sometimes one makes errors in calculations.

Usage Notes

Formal verb meaning to make an error or mistake. Alternative writing of 誤る. Used in formal or literary contexts.

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