Japanese reference
取り違える
とりちがえる
to mix up
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | とりちがえる (torichigaeru)mix things up |
| Polite, masu | とりちがえます (torichigaemasu)mix things up |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | とりちがえない (torichigaenai)do not mix things up |
| Polite negative | とりちがえません (torichigaemasen)do not mix things up |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | とりちがえた (torichigaeta)mixed things up |
| Polite past | とりちがえました (torichigaemashita)mixed things up |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | とりちがえなかった (torichigaenakatta)did not mix things up |
| Polite past negative | とりちがえませんでした (torichigaemasendeshita)did not mix things up |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | とりちがえて (torichigaete)mixing things up (and then) |
| Polite te-form | とりちがえまして (torichigaemashite)mixing things up (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | とりちがえている (torichigaeteiru)be mixing things up |
| Polite te-iru | とりちがえています (torichigaeteimasu)be mixing things up |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | とりちがえれば (torichigaereba)if you mix things up |
| Rare literary polite conditional | とりちがえますれば (torichigaemasureba)if you mix things up (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | とりちがえたら (torichigaetara)if you mix things up |
| Polite conditional, tara | とりちがえましたら (torichigaemashitara)if you mix things up |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | とりちがえられる (torichigaerareru)can mix things up |
| Polite potential | とりちがえられます (torichigaeraremasu)can mix things up |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | とりちがえよう (torichigaeyou)let's mix things up! |
| Polite volitional | とりちがえましょう (torichigaemashou)let's mix things up! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | とりちがえたい (torichigaetai)want to mix things up |
| Polite desire, tai | とりちがえたいです (torichigaetaidesu)want to mix things up |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | とりちがえられる (torichigaerareru)be mixed up |
| Polite passive | とりちがえられます (torichigaeraremasu)be mixed up |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | とりちがえさせる (torichigaesaseru)make or let someone mix things up |
| Polite causative | とりちがえさせます (torichigaesasemasu)make or let someone mix things up |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | とりちがえさせられる (torichigaesaserareru)be made to mix things up |
| Polite causative-passive | とりちがえさせられます (torichigaesaseraremasu)be made to mix things up |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | とりちがえるな (torichigaeruna)do not mix things up! |
| Polite negative request | とりちがえないでください (torichigaenaidekudasai)please do not mix things up |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | とりちがえます (torichigaemasu)mix things up |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | とりちがえません (torichigaemasen)do not mix things up |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | とりちがえました (torichigaemashita)mixed things up |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | とりちがえませんでした (torichigaemasendeshita)did not mix things up |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | とりちがえてください (torichigaetekudasai)please mix things up |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | とりちがえないでください (torichigaenaidekudasai)please do not mix things up |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | とりちがえましょう (torichigaemashou)let's mix things up! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | とりちがえてもいい (torichigaetemoii)may mix things up |
| Polite permission | とりちがえてもいいです (torichigaetemoiidesu)may mix things up |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | とりちがえてはいけない (torichigaetehaikenai)must not mix things up |
| Polite prohibition | とりちがえてはいけません (torichigaetehaikemasen)must not mix things up |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | とりちがえなさい (torichigaenasai)mix things up (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | とりちがえてみる (torichigaetemiru)try to mix things up |
| Polite try doing | とりちがえてみます (torichigaetemimasu)try to mix things up |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | とりちがえてしまう (torichigaeteshimau)mix things up completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | とりちがえてしまいます (torichigaeteshimaimasu)mix things up completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | とりちがえておく (torichigaeteoku)mix things up in advance |
| Polite preparation | とりちがえておきます (torichigaeteokimasu)mix things up in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | とりちがえたことがある (torichigaetakotogaaru)have the experience of: mixed things up |
| Polite past experience | とりちがえたことがあります (torichigaetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: mixed things up |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | とりちがえると (torichigaeruto)whenever you mix things up |
| Polite automatic result | とりちがえますと (torichigaemasuto)whenever you mix things up |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | とりちがえるなら (torichigaerunara)if you mean to mix things up |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | とりちがえるだろう (torichigaerudarou)probably mix things up |
| Polite probability | とりちがえるでしょう (torichigaerudeshou)probably mix things up |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | とりちがえろ (torichigaero)mix things up! |
| Polite request | とりちがえてください (torichigaetekudasai)please mix things up |
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