mistake

kuskure, laifi, rafkana

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /mɪs'teɪk/
• SAMPA: /mIs"teIk/

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Noun

Singular mistake

Plural mistakes

Tilo kuskure

Jam'i kura-kurai or kurakurai

1. (countable) A mistake is something that is done wrong or is incorrect.
   1. I made a serious mistake <> nā yi bàbban kuskurḕ
   2. you made a foolish mistake <> kuskurènkà wâutā ne
   3. He realized his mistake <> Ya fargada ga laifinsa.

Verb

Plain form mistake

Third person singular mistakes

Simple past mistook

Past participle mistaken

Present participle mistaking

1. (transitive) If you mistake something, you think it is different from what it really is. <> yi kuskure.

   I mistook her voice for the voice of her sister.

   I completely mistook your meaning. I thought you were talking about tomorrow.

Related words

• mistaken

Translation of mistake (by Oxford University Press)

1. make a mistake through oversight <> ràfkanà
2. in cautioning someone <> kùskurà

   don't ever make the mistake of mentioning his name <> kadà kì kùskurà kì fàɗi sūnansà

3. by mistake <> bisà kuskurḕ, bā̀ dà sanī̀ ba, bā̀ dà niyyā̀ ba

   someone has taken my bag by mistake <> wani yā ɗàuki jàkātā bā̀ dà sanìnsà ba

4. misunderstand <> kuskuren fahimta

   she mistook my intentions <> bà tà fàhìmci àbîn da nakḕ nufī̀ ba