Mistakes and do-overs
Core words, Stage 3chunk 15 of 76Verbs: effort and results
Lets you say something's wrong, you slipped up, you missed it, or you'll redo it.
- machigaube wrong; be mistaken
- misu surumake a mistake; slip up
- yarinaosuredo; start over
- minogasumiss (seeing); let slide
Mix-ups machigau (be wrong) gets mixed up with machigaeru (get X wrong).
machigau
polite machigaimasu
be wrong; be mistaken
Mostly as machigatteru or machigatta: it's wrong, you got it wrong.
To mix one thing up with another, use machigaeru: michi o machigaeta (I took a wrong turn). Noun: machigai.
sore, chotto machigatteru yo.
That's a bit off.
それ、ちょっと間違ってるよ。
sore, sukoshi machigatte imasu yo.
That's a little off.
それ、少し間違っていますよ。
Written 間違う · まちがう · 間違いますRank #711 in 3,030 TV dramas
misu suru
polite misu shimasu
make a mistake; slip up
Small slips, mainly at work, in games or in sport.
Also a noun: ore no misu da (my mistake).
gomen, mata misu shichatta.
Sorry, I messed up again.
ごめん、またミスしちゃった。
sumimasen, mata misu shite shimaimashita.
I'm sorry, I made another mistake.
すみません、またミスしてしまいました。
Written ミスする · ミスしますRank #1538 in 3,030 TV dramas
yarinaosu
polite yarinaoshimasu
redo; start over
Doing something over from the start, from homework to a relationship.
-naosu after a verb stem means 'redo': kakinaosu (rewrite), minaosu (look again).
dame da, mou ikkai yarinaosou.
No good. Let's do it over.
だめだ、もう一回やり直そう。
dame desu ne, mou ikkai yarinaoshimashou.
That's no good. Let's do it over.
だめですね、もう一回やり直しましょう。
Written やり直す · やりなおす · やり直しますRank #1617 in 3,030 TV dramas
minogasu
polite minogashimasu
miss (seeing); let slide
Missing something you meant to see, or letting someone off.
kondo dake minogashite: 'let it slide just this once'.
kinou no dorama, minogashita.
I missed last night's episode.
昨日のドラマ、見逃した。
kinou no dorama o minogashimashita.
I missed last night's episode.
昨日のドラマを見逃しました。
Written 見逃す · みのがす · 見逃しますRank #2298 in 3,030 TV dramas