間違える (Machigaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to make a mistake (in), to commit an error, to get wrong, to do incorrectly”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to do incorrectly
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
Examples
彼は間違えた。
He made a mistake.
彼はわざと間違えた。
He made a mistake on purpose.
乗りまちがえました。
I got on the wrong line.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).