How to use 誤認されます


How to say A was misidentified as B?

AがBと誤認されました or AをBと誤認されました?




Both are grammatical, but have different usages.

"AがBと誤認されました" is a simple direct passive statement:

> 息子が万引き犯と誤認されました。  
>  My son was misidentified as a shoplifter.

"AをBと誤認されました" is an **indirect passive** sentence; i.e., someone else (usually
the speaker) was (usually negatively) affected by this wrong identification.

> (私は)息子を万引き犯と誤認されました。  
>  My son was misidentified as a shoplifter (and I was bothered).

In this example, failing to use indirect passive may sound like you're a
little indifferent about your son's trouble.




Both are grammatical, but have different usages.

"AがBと誤認されました" is a simple direct passive statement:

> 息子が万引き犯と誤認されました。  
>  My son was misidentified as a shoplifter.

"AをBと誤認されました" is an **indirect passive** sentence; i.e., someone else (usually
the speaker) was (usually negatively) affected by this wrong identification.

> (私は)息子を万引き犯と誤認されました。  
>  My son was misidentified as a shoplifter (and I was bothered).

In this example, failing to use indirect passive may sound like you're a
little indifferent about your son's trouble.

