Bahasa Melayu

tersalah

Bahasa Melayu

English

mistaken, incorrect, wrong

Having the wrong idea or being incorrect.

ترساله

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Saya tersalah baca nombor rumah itu.

    I misread that house number.

  2. Dia tersalah anggap teguran saya sebagai marah.

    He misunderstood my remark as anger.

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tersalah

It means having the wrong idea or being incorrect.

Word family

Common derived forms

bersalah
to be guilty; to be at fault
bersalahan
to be opposite; to be unfavourable
kesalahan
mistake; error
menyalahkan
to blame someone

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.