誤魔化す
ごまかす
to deceive; to cheat; to swindle; to falsify
JLPT N1 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-su), Transitive
to deceive; to cheat; to swindle- to falsify; to misrepresent; to lie about; to tamper with; to fiddle; to doctor; to cook
- to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge; to gloss over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to smooth over; to get one's way out of (a difficult situation); to explain away
- to embezzle; to pocket
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
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| Present | 誤魔化すごまかす | 誤魔化しますごまかします |
| Negative | 誤魔化さないごまかさない | 誤魔化しませんごまかしません |
| Past | 誤魔化したごまかした | 誤魔化しましたごまかしました |
| Past negative | 誤魔化さなかったごまかさなかった | 誤魔化しませんでしたごまかしませんでした |
| Te-form | 誤魔化してごまかして |
|---|---|
| Potential | 誤魔化せるごまかせる |
| Passive | 誤魔化されるごまかされる |
| Causative | 誤魔化させるごまかさせる |
| Volitional | 誤魔化そうごまかそう |
| Imperative | 誤魔化せごまかせ |
| Conditional (ば) | 誤魔化せばごまかせば |
| Conditional (たら) | 誤魔化したらごまかしたら |
Example sentences
歳を誤魔化すな。
Don't lie about your age!
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He has a habit of scratching his head when he wants to avoid answering things.
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Ami frowned in a very un-amused way as I brushed her off with a laugh.
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He deceives others with his appearance.
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He was cheated of 100 yen.
More examples (10)
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Nobody can put anything over on the bureau chief.
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The little girl laughed her tears away.
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They short-changed me at that store.
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He laughed the matter away.
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He got money from the old woman by a trick.
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It is wrong to cheat at cards.
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This is your responsibility. It's not the kind of thing you can laugh off.
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They falsified the account balances to evade the tax.
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You can't fool me with a trick like that.
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If he could pass for eighteen years old, he'd join the army.