誤る
誤る · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 誤る | 誤らない |
| Polite | 誤ります | 誤りません |
| Past polite | 誤りました | 誤りませんでした |
| Past | 誤った | 誤らなかった |
| Te-form | 誤って | 誤らないで |
| Desire | 誤りたい | 誤りたくない |
| Potential | 誤れる | 誤れない |
| Passive | 誤られる | 誤られない |
| Causative | 誤らせる | 誤らせない |
| Causative passive | 誤らせられるalso 誤らされる | 誤らせられないalso 誤らされない |
| Volitional | 誤ろう | |
| Polite volitional | 誤りましょう | |
| Imperative | 誤れ | 誤るな |
| Conditional | 誤れば | 誤らなければ |
| Tara conditional | 誤ったら | 誤らなかったら |
Meanings
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
make a mistake; err; do incorrectly
Transitive use: to make an error in an action, judgment, or choice. Often used with nouns like 判断, 選択, 道, or 計算.
If you make a mistake in judgment, it can lead to a big loss.
He took the wrong path.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
be wrong; be incorrect; be mistaken
Intransitive use, typically in the forms 誤っている or 誤った (attributive). Describes a state of being erroneous or mistaken.
That information may be incorrect.
You need to correct your mistaken way of thinking.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
Transitive use: to cause someone to make a mistake or go down the wrong path. Often used with 人を or 判断を.
They mislead people with sweet words.
That information led him to make a wrong judgment.
Usage patterns
- 判断を誤るto make a wrong judgment; to misjudge
He misjudged the situation.
- 誤った〈事〉mistaken; incorrect (attributive)
I ended up believing incorrect information.
- 〈人〉を誤るto mislead someone; to lead someone astray
The false information misled the public.
- 道を誤るto go down the wrong path (in life or a decision)
I went down the wrong path when I was young.
- 〈事〉が誤っているto be wrong; to be mistaken
This calculation is wrong.
- 選択を誤るto make the wrong choice
The company made the wrong choice of investment target.