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أَخْطَأ
to make a mistake /ʔaxˈtˤaʔa/
verbB1#1621 most common
Also: to err, to be wrong, to miss (a target)
Example sentences
أَخْطَأَ الوَلَدُ.
The boy made a mistake.
أَنَا آسِف، لَقَدْ أَخْطَأْتُ.
I am sorry, I made a mistake.
أَخْطَأَ السَّائِقُ الطَّرِيقَ ووَصَلَ مُتَأَخِّرًا.
The driver took the wrong road and arrived late.
أَخْطَأَ اللَّاعِبُ الهَدَفَ في الدَّقِيقَةِ الأَخِيرَةِ.
The player missed the goal in the last minute.
إِذَا أَخْطَأْتَ فَاعْتَرِفْ بِخَطَئِكَ ولَا تُلْقِ اللَّوْمَ عَلَى غَيْرِكَ.
If you make a mistake, admit your error and do not blame others.
مَنْ أَخْطَأَ في تَقْدِيرِ المَخَاطِرِ دَفَعَ الثَّمَنَ بَاهِظًا فِيمَا بَعْدُ.
Whoever erred in judging the risks paid a heavy price later.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُخْطِئُ | أَخْطَأْتُ | سَأُخْطِئُ |
| 2sg | تُخْطِئُ | أَخْطَأْتَ | سَتُخْطِئُ |
| 3sg | يُخْطِئُ | أَخْطَأَ | سَيُخْطِئُ |
| 1pl | نُخْطِئُ | أَخْطَأْنَا | سَنُخْطِئُ |
| 2pl | تُخْطِئُونَ | أَخْطَأْتُمْ | سَتُخْطِئُونَ |
| 3pl | يُخْطِئُونَ | أَخْطَأُوا | سَيُخْطِئُونَ |
Word family
خَطَأmistake, errorخَطِيئَةsinمُخْطِئone who is mistaken
خَاطِئwrong, incorrect
إِخْطَاءthe act of erring or missing
Etymology
The verb comes from the Semitic root kh-t-' (خ-ط-أ), whose core sense is missing a mark or going astray. It is the Form IV (causative) stem built on that root. The same root carries the related ideas of error and sin across the language.
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