잘못하다

Meanings

commit an error; blunder; misdoTo do something in an incorrect or unrighteous way.
do improperly; do amissTo do something unsuitably.
fail; be unluckyFor something to go wrong; be unfortunate.

Examples from Lessons (3)

어느 쪽이 더 잘못했는지 따지기 시작하니까 어느 순간부터는 대화가 어느 쪽으로 흘러가도 감정 만 상하더라고.
Once we started arguing about who was more at fault, no matter where the conversation went, it just ended up hurting our feelings.
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자칫 잘못하면 상대방 에게 예의 가 없다고 오해 를 받을 수도 있기 때문 입니다.
This is because you might accidentally be misunderstood as being impolite.
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저 도 사회 초년생 일 때 인사 를 잘못해서 당황했었던 기억 이 있어서 더 신경 쓰게 되네요.
I also remember being flustered when I made a mistake with my greetings as a newcomer to the workforce, so I pay more attention to it now.
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Grammar in These Examples

-ㄴ지/는지Level 3Whether, if -(으)면Level 3If, When -아/어서Level 2Because of, therefore -았/었던Level 3Had been, used to