Téved
Téved
Meaning:
to err, to be wrong, to be mistaken
Pronunciation:
Example sentences:
Elnézést, tévedtem, arra van a bolt!
Excuse-me, wrong-was-I, that-way is the supermarket.
Excuse me, I was wrong, the supermarket is that way.
Bízom Rékában, mert nem szokott tévedni.
Trust-I Réka-in, because not usually-does to-be-wrong.
I trust Réka because she usually isn’t wrong.
Related terms:
akaratlan – involuntarily
baki –faux pas (colloq.)
elvét – to go wrong, to make a slip
félreértés – misunderstanding
hiba – mistake
hibázik – to make a mistake
rosszul tud – to hav false information about sth. (literally: to know wrongly)
tévedés – error, fallacy
téves – wrong, erroneous
Not to be confused with:
tevéd – your camel
tévéd – your TV
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