Vocab Info

N1 Ichidan 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. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      1.

      to change, to alter

    2. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      2.

      to mistake, to make a mistake

    3. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      3.

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

    4. Ichidan verb, Transitive verb

      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.

      • N1

      ()(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.

      • N1

      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.

      • N1

      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.

      • N1

      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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