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Japanese word 誤魔化す: to deceive / to falsify / to evade. Meanings and example sentences.

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誤魔化す (ごまかす): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

誤魔化す (ごまかす) means to deceive / to falsify / to evade.

See example sentences below.

誤魔化す at a glance

誤魔化す
ごまかすgomakasu
N1verb
to deceive / to falsify / to evade
誤魔化すごまかすgomakasuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 誤魔化す

Core meaning

to deceive / to falsify / to evade

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は問題を誤魔化そうとした。

Translation

He tried to deceive about the problem.

Example 2

ミスを誤魔化すために嘘をついた。

Translation

He lied to cover up his mistake.

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