Vocab Info

N1 る-verb, Transitive verb

(ちが)えるto change, to alter, to mistake, to make a mistake, to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)

    Dictionary Definition

    1. る-verb, Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to change, to alter

      2. 2.

        to mistake, to make a mistake

      3. 3.

        to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise)

      4. 4.

        to sprain (a muscle), to dislocate (e.g. one's neck)

    All Forms

    違える 【ちがえる】

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    Examples

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      約束(やくそく)(ちが)たことを(あやま)る。

      I apologize for failing to keep my promise.

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      ()(ちが)()いたので、()しゴムで()しました。

      I wrote the wrong character, so I erased it with an eraser.

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      最初(さいしょ)予定(よてい)進路(しんろ)(ちが)たら先生(せんせい)理由(りゆう)()()められた。

      When I strayed from the original plan and course, my teacher grilled me about why.

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      首筋(くびすじ)(ちが)たことにかこつけて、(つま)今週(こんしゅう)一切(いっさい)家事(かじ)をしていません。

      Using her stiff neck as an excuse, my wife hasn’t done a single chore all week.

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      電車(でんしゃ)での通勤(つうきん)(れき)(なが)(わたし)()わせると、()電車(でんしゃ)(ちが)える(とき)相当(そうとう)(つか)れています。

      As someone who’s commuted by train for years, I can tell you, if I get on the wrong train, I must be seriously exhausted.

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