lapse (into/from)தவறுtavaṟu(tavaru)(3 intr)slip; err; fail in connection with duty, custom, etiquette, etc.; decline from previously high standards; fall (off), fall down on the job; drop, deteriorate, worsen, degenerate; (inf.) go downhill, go to pot
Usage:
அவள் தன் கடமையிலிருந்து தவறினாள்avaḷ taṉ kaṭamaiyiliruntu tavaṟiṉāḷ
ava tannooḍa kaḍameyleendu tavarunaa
She lapsed from her duty.
mistake, makeதவறுtavaṟu(tavaru)(3 intr)err; fail in duty; blunder
Usage:
நான் பொய் சொன்னதில் தவறு செய்தேன்nāṉ poy coṉṉatil tavaṟu ceytēṉ
naan poy sonnadule tappu senjeen
I made a mistake and told a lie.
wrong, be/goதவறுtavaṟu(tappu)(3 intr)be in error; be erroneous; constitute a mistake
Usage:
நீ கொடுத்த பதில் தவறல்லnī koṭutta patil tavaṟalla
nii kuḍutta badil tappille
The answer you gave wasn't wrong.
