English → Arabic
mistake in Arabic
- Pronunciation
- ḵaṭaʾ
- Arabizi
kha6a2- Type
- noun · masculine
- Plural
- أَخْطَاؤُ aḵṭāʾu
- Root
- خ ط أ
How to use it
خطأ means an error or fault, whether in speech, writing, or action. It is a masculine noun; the indefinite form is خَطَأٌ and the definite is الخَطَأُ.
Example sentences
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قُمْتُ بِخَطَأٍ فِي الحِسَابِ.
qumtu biḵaṭaʾin fī al-ḥisābi.
I made a mistake in the calculation.
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هذا خَطَأٌ شَائِعٌ بين المُتَعَلِّمِينَ.
hāḏā ḵaṭaʾun shāiʿun bayna al-mutaʿallimīna.
This is a common mistake among learners.
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تَجَنَّبْ خَطَأً فِي الإِمْلَاءِ.
tajannab ḵaṭaʾan fī al-ʾimlāʾi.
Avoid a mistake in spelling.
Examples from real texts
Sentences taken from published bilingual texts (subtitles, documents). They show the word in context and are not reviewed one by one.
Big mistake.
غلطة كبيرة!
Make no mistake.
فلنكن على ثقة.
A Fateful Mistake
خطأ قاتل
I made a mistake.
ارتكبت خطأً.
That is a mistake.
وهذا خطأ. واضح.
There's no mistake.
ليس هناك أي خطأ.
That was my mistake.
إنها غلطتي.
Where is the mistake?
أين الخطأ؟
The Monetarist Mistake
خطأ المدرسة النقدية
Where was the mistake?
أين كان الخطأ؟
Europe’s Next Great Mistake
أوروبا والخطأ الجسيم التالي
Bank Regulation’s Capital Mistake
تنظيم العمل المصرفي وخطأ تنظيم رأس المال
Questions and answers
Can خطأ be used for small slips?
Yes, it covers both minor slips and serious errors.
What is the plural of خطأ?
The regular plural is أخطاء (aḵṭāʾ).
Related words and expressions
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