Japanese

みあやまる
Meaning: to misread; to misjudge; to mistake by sight
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見誤る 見誤らない
Polite 見誤ります 見誤りません
Past 見誤った 見誤らなかった
Polite + Past 見誤りました 見誤りませんでした
Te-form 見誤って 見誤らなくて
Potential 見誤れる 見誤れない
Passive 見誤られる 見誤られない
Causative 見誤らせる 見誤らせない
Causative + Passive 見誤らされる 見誤らされない
Imperative 見誤れ 見誤るな

Example

暗い道で、彼は標識を見誤った。
On the dark road, he misread the sign.

Usage Notes

Used when someone sees something incorrectly or makes a wrong judgment from what they observe. It is more formal than simply saying to make a mistake.

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