Japanese reference
間違える
まちがえる
to make a mistake
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 | まちがえる (machigaeru)make a mistake |
| Polite, masu | まちがえます (machigaemasu)make a mistake |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | まちがえない (machigaenai)do not make a mistake |
| Polite negative | まちがえません (machigaemasen)do not make a mistake |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | まちがえた (machigaeta)made a mistake |
| Polite past | まちがえました (machigaemashita)made a mistake |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | まちがえなかった (machigaenakatta)did not make a mistake |
| Polite past negative | まちがえませんでした (machigaemasendeshita)did not make a mistake |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | まちがえて (machigaete)making a mistake (and then) |
| Polite te-form | まちがえまして (machigaemashite)making a mistake (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | まちがえている (machigaeteiru)be making a mistake |
| Polite te-iru | まちがえています (machigaeteimasu)be making a mistake |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | まちがえれば (machigaereba)if you make a mistake |
| Rare literary polite conditional | まちがえますれば (machigaemasureba)if you make a mistake (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 | まちがえたら (machigaetara)if you make a mistake |
| Polite conditional, tara | まちがえましたら (machigaemashitara)if you make a mistake |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | まちがえられる (machigaerareru)can make a mistake |
| Polite potential | まちがえられます (machigaeraremasu)can make a mistake |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | まちがえよう (machigaeyou)let's make a mistake! |
| Polite volitional | まちがえましょう (machigaemashou)let's make a mistake! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | まちがえたい (machigaetai)want to make a mistake |
| Polite desire, tai | まちがえたいです (machigaetaidesu)want to make a mistake |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | まちがえられる (machigaerareru)be affected when someone makes a mistake |
| Polite passive | まちがえられます (machigaeraremasu)be affected when someone makes a mistake |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | まちがえさせる (machigaesaseru)make or let someone make a mistake |
| Polite causative | まちがえさせます (machigaesasemasu)make or let someone make a mistake |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | まちがえさせられる (machigaesaserareru)be made to make a mistake |
| Polite causative-passive | まちがえさせられます (machigaesaseraremasu)be made to make a mistake |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | まちがえるな (machigaeruna)do not make a mistake! |
| Polite negative request | まちがえないでください (machigaenaidekudasai)please do not make a mistake |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | まちがえます (machigaemasu)make a mistake |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | まちがえません (machigaemasen)do not make a mistake |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | まちがえました (machigaemashita)made a mistake |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | まちがえませんでした (machigaemasendeshita)did not make a mistake |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | まちがえてください (machigaetekudasai)please make a mistake |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | まちがえないでください (machigaenaidekudasai)please do not make a mistake |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | まちがえましょう (machigaemashou)let's make a mistake! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | まちがえてもいい (machigaetemoii)may make a mistake |
| Polite permission | まちがえてもいいです (machigaetemoiidesu)may make a mistake |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | まちがえてはいけない (machigaetehaikenai)must not make a mistake |
| Polite prohibition | まちがえてはいけません (machigaetehaikemasen)must not make a mistake |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | まちがえなさい (machigaenasai)make a mistake (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | まちがえてみる (machigaetemiru)try to make a mistake |
| Polite try doing | まちがえてみます (machigaetemimasu)try to make a mistake |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | まちがえてしまう (machigaeteshimau)make a mistake completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | まちがえてしまいます (machigaeteshimaimasu)make a mistake completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | まちがえておく (machigaeteoku)make a mistake in advance |
| Polite preparation | まちがえておきます (machigaeteokimasu)make a mistake in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | まちがえたことがある (machigaetakotogaaru)have the experience of: made a mistake |
| Polite past experience | まちがえたことがあります (machigaetakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: made a mistake |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | まちがえると (machigaeruto)whenever you make a mistake |
| Polite automatic result | まちがえますと (machigaemasuto)whenever you make a mistake |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | まちがえるなら (machigaerunara)if you mean to make a mistake |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | まちがえるだろう (machigaerudarou)probably make a mistake |
| Polite probability | まちがえるでしょう (machigaerudeshou)probably make a mistake |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | まちがえろ (machigaero)make a mistake! |
| Polite request | まちがえてください (machigaetekudasai)please make a mistake |
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