Japanese

かけちがう
Meaning: to misbutton; to cross each other; to disagree
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 掛け違う 掛け違わない
Polite 掛け違います 掛け違いません
Past 掛け違った 掛け違わなかった
Polite + Past 掛け違いました 掛け違いませんでした
Te-form 掛け違って 掛け違わなくて
Potential 掛け違える 掛け違えない
Passive 掛け違われる 掛け違われない
Causative 掛け違わせる 掛け違わせない
Causative + Passive 掛け違わされる 掛け違わされない
Imperative 掛け違え 掛け違うな

Handwriting

掛
け
違
う

Example

I accidentally misbuttoned my shirt.

Usage Notes

Can mean physically misaligning buttons, passing someone without meeting, or having thoughts/plans that don't match up.

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