ごまかす
誤魔化す
to deceive; to cheat; to swindle
N5Common wordGodan verb (su ending)
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to deceive•to cheat•to swindle
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to falsify•to misrepresent•to lie about•to tamper with•to fiddle•to doctor•to cook
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
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
Godan verb (su ending), Transitive verb
to embezzle•to pocket
Conjugations
Present辞書形
誤魔化す(ごまかす)
Negativeない形
誤魔化さない(ごまかさない)
Pastた形
誤魔化した(ごまかした)
Past Negativeなかった形
誤魔化さなかった(ごまかさなかった)
Te-formて形
誤魔化して(ごまかして)
Example Sentences
外見で他人をごまかす。
He deceives others with his appearance.
彼は１００円ごまかされた。
He was cheated of 100 yen.
誰も部長をごまかせません。
Nobody can put anything over on the bureau chief.
少女は笑って涙をごまかした。
The little girl laughed her tears away.
あの店でおつりをごまかされた。
They short-changed me at that store.