No. 1,508 in Swedish
misstag
Mistake.
In a sentence
Jag gjorde ett misstag igår när jag arbetade.
I made a mistake yesterday while I was working.
Here, 'misstag' is used to refer to an error or action that was less than ideal performed by the speaker.
Det var ett stort misstag att inte dubbelkolla siffrorna.
It was a big mistake not to double-check the numbers.
In this sentence, 'misstag' refers to an omission or oversight in an activity, emphasizing the magnitude of the error.
Att glömma hennes födelsedag var verkligen ett misstag.
Forgetting her birthday was truly a mistake.
Here, 'misstag' denotes a relational or social error, illustrating a failure to remember an important event for someone.
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