ふりをする (furi o suru) Meaning Japanese Grammar - Pretend
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The expression ふりをする (furi o suru) means pretend, act as if.
The noun 振り of the expression is used in various words such as 振舞 meaning behaviour, conduct.
In this post we learn more about the meaning of ふりをする, how it is formed and when ふりをする is used through real example sentences.
ふりをする pretend to
This expression is commonly used in Japanese language and the theme that unites all the sentences is the fiction.
Pretending to be someone or doing something.
タフな振りをする。
Pretend to be tough.
子供たちは遊ぶ時に大人になった振りをするのが好きだ。
Children like to pretend to be adults when they play.
振り付け or 振付 furitsuke is the choreography and 振付師 furitsukeshi the choreographer
How ふりをする is formed
The expression transcribed in kanji is 振りをする and is formed:
- by the noun 振り which means
appearance,behaviour,pretence - by the particle を which indicates the object in the sentence
- and by the verb する
do
⇨ make a pretence of
Verb in the ている form: composed of the て form + いる:
寝ているふりをする。
Pretend to sleep.
Verb in the past tense of the Plain Form using the suffix た:
私の犬はよく寝た振りをする。
My dog often pretends to sleep.
彼はここではよそ者の振りをする。
He pretends to be a stranger here.
彼ははいつも忙しいふりをしている。
He always pretends to be busy.
彼は人前では真面目な振りをする。
He pretends to be serious in public.
ふりのお客様, an occasional customer
ふりの is an adjective and is synonymous with:
- 一時的な
temporary,transitory - 臨時の
temporary,provisional,extraordinary
Examples of ふりをする
彼は上司がそばに居る時は熱心な振りをする。
He pretends to be zealous when his boss is around.
解決した振りをする。
Pretend to have solved the problem.
彼は誰かの振りをするのは得意だ。
He's good at pretending to be someone else.
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