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人違いする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 人違いする | 人違いしない |
| Polite | 人違いします | 人違いしません |
| Past polite | 人違いしました | 人違いしませんでした |
| Past | 人違いした | 人違いしなかった |
| Te-form | 人違いして | 人違いしないで |
| Desire | 人違いしたい | 人違いしたくない |
| Potential | 人違いできる | 人違いできない |
| Passive | 人違いされる | 人違いされない |
| Causative | 人違いさせる | 人違いさせない |
| Causative passive | 人違いさせられる | 人違いさせられない |
| Volitional | 人違いしよう | |
| Polite volitional | 人違いしましょう | |
| Imperative | 人違いしろ | 人違いするな |
| Conditional | 人違いすれば | 人違いしなければ |
| Tara conditional | 人違いしたら | 人違いしなかったら |
Meanings
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noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb
mistaking one person for another; mistaken identity
Used when someone is confused with another person, often in situations like approaching a stranger or misidentifying someone in a photo.
I mistook him for a friend when I saw him from behind.
You've got the wrong person. I didn't do that.
Usage patterns
- 人違いをするto mistake someone for another person
Sorry, I mistook you for someone else.
- 人違いに気づくto realize one has mistaken someone's identity
He realized his mistake and apologized immediately.
- 人違いだと分かるto find out it was a case of mistaken identity
When I looked closely, I realized it was a case of mistaken identity.
- 〈人〉を人違いするto mistake one person for another
The police mistakenly arrested a different man due to misidentification.