よくある間違いです common mistakes - MAKE a mistake!

I made a mistake

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Please read this example:

"Last week I had a mistake at work and my boss was mad at me!" NG

In English ‘mistake’ is a noun. (名詞)

In Japanese '間違う’ is a verb. (動詞)

In a natural English sentence the word mistake is used with the verb MAKE.

"Last week I made a mistake at work and my boss was mad at me!" CORRECT

More examples:

“I don’t want to make a mistake.”

"Don't worry, we all make mistakes."

"I made a mistake by giving him my address."

"The waiter made a mistake adding up the bill."

If you make a mistake in baseball it's called an error.

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