For the sentence “Yes, you’re not wrong” I wrote “Oui, tu ne te trompes pas” thinking that I could use “se tromper” as an alternative to “avoir tort”, but it appears not. Can you explain ?
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Se tromper
This question relates to:French writing exercise "I prefer going skiing"
Asked 4 years ago

Hi Anita,
To be wrong is ‘avoir tort’ and ‘se tromper’ is to be mistaken which have slightly different meaning and uses...
Hope this helps!
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Se tromper
For the sentence “Yes, you’re not wrong” I wrote “Oui, tu ne te trompes pas” thinking that I could use “se tromper” as an alternative to “avoir tort”, but it appears not. Can you explain ?
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