mistaken

[US]/mɪˈsteɪkən/
[UK]/mɪˈsteɪkən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. ya kuibua; kujua au kusaidia kwa njia ya kufanya kama kwa kipande mwingine (kwa matokeo, mazoe, maelekeo, na mengine).
Word Forms
Past Participlemistaken

Phrases & Collocations

mistaken identity

mwenyewe wa mnyama mwingine

mistaken assumption

uchungu wa kisokoni

be mistaken for

kuchungu kwa

Example Sentences

make a mistaken assumption

kufanya faida ya kusahihisha

admit that you were mistaken

kutangaza kwamba umepotea

correct a mistaken belief

kutambua faida ya kusahihisha

clear up a mistaken identity

kutambua faida ya uchaguzi

acknowledge a mistaken judgment

kutambua faida ya mazungu

apologize for a mistaken comment

kutangaza kwa faida ya uchaguzi

avoid making a mistaken decision

kutambua faida ya kusahihisha

learn from a mistaken experience

kutambua faida ya mazungu

identify a mistaken calculation

kutambua faida ya mazungu

prevent a mistaken interpretation

kutambua faida ya kusahihisha

Real-world Examples

You should make sure that it's no mistaken.

Unapaswa kusahihisha kuwa hajui kushibiri.

Source: Clever Secretary Dialogue

He was sure he had been mistaken for another prisoner.

Alikuwa amekuwa ameshibiriwa kama mshirika mwingine.

Source: The Count of Monte Cristo: Selected Edition

Sometimes they are so dim they can be mistaken for clouds.

Mara nyingi wanaonya kama mauti wakati wanaonekana kama mauti.

Source: Children's Learning Classroom

Dear Renna, these words are often mistaken because they sound similar.

Moyo Renna, pengine za hizi zinazidi kushibiriwa kwa sababu zinakosa kwa njia ya moyo.

Source: VOA Special May 2023 Collection

He must have mistaken her civility for something else.

Alikuwa ameshibiri maziki yake kama mali mengine.

Source: Gentleman Jack

It's like I died and went to the postmortem, neuroninduced hallucination commonly mistaken as heaven.

Huchanganyika kama niliyekuwa na kumshika kwa postmortem, uchambuzi wa neuroninduced ambao kwa muda hujui kushibiri kama mbinguni.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

Have you ever been mistaken for the wrong gender?

Ukaliwako kama mwenye mali mengine ya mke au mume?

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) July 2015 Collection

What follows from such buried anger is something that can be mistaken for mere disinterest.

Kama kwa mguu huu wa mguu huu wa mguu huu, mguu huu unaweza kushibiri kama mguu huu wa mguu huu.

Source: The school of life

" You, mistaken turns, Pro? Frankly, I can't picture you even imagining a mistaken turn."

"Wewe, mguu huu wa mguu huu, Pro? Kwa muda, mimi hajui kusahihisha wewe kama wewe kama mguu huu wa mguu huu."

Source: Call Me by Your Name

If you think this is light, you're mistaken.

Kama unishangaa hili ni mafua, unashibiri.

Source: Yale University Open Course: European Civilization (Audio Version)

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