Kilo Lingo

/iŋkoˈrekto/

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Translation

incorrect

Word origin

From Latin incorrectus, formed from the negative prefix in- ('not') plus correctus, the past participle of corrigere ('to correct, to set straight').

Origin
Latin
Root
incorrectus
English cognates
incorrect, correct

Grammar

Feminineincorrecta
Masc pluralincorrectos
Fem pluralincorrectas

Examples

, inténtalo .

The answer is incorrect, try again.

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You wrote the address incorrectly.

sumar cifras .

It is incorrect to add these figures like that.

corregirlos.

Your details are incorrect and must be corrected.

gramaticalmente .

That use of the word is grammatically incorrect.

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This word is part of lesson 62.