root word: mali (wrong)
mapagkamalan
to be mistaken for
napagkamalang katulong
was mistaken for a maid
Napagkamalan pang masamang tao.
Ended up considered a bad person.
Ingat. Baka mapagkamalan kang magnanakaw.
Be careful. You might be mistaken for a thief.
Napagkamalan akong buntis.
I was mistaken for a pregnant person.
Napagkamalan silang estudyante.
They were mistakenly assumed to be students.
