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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 ()り of the expression is used in various words such as (ふる)(まい) 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()りをする。

Pretend to be tough.

()(ども)たちは(あそ)(とき)大人(おとな)になった()りをするのが()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 ()りをする and is formed:

  • by the noun ()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

Plain Form of the Verb+ふりをする

Verb in the ている form: composed of the て form + いる:

()ているふりをする。

Pretend to sleep.

Verb in the past tense of the Plain Form using the suffix た:

(わたし)(いぬ)はよく()()りをする。

My dog often pretends to sleep.

Noun++ふりをする

(かれ)はここではよそ(もの)()りをする。

He pretends to be a stranger here.

い Adjective+ふりをする

(かれ)ははいつも(いそが)しいふりをしている。

He always pretends to be busy.

な Adjective+ふりをする

(かれ)(ひと)(まえ)では()()()()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:

  • (いち)()(てき)temporary, transitory
  • (りん)()temporary,provisional, extraordinary

Examples of ふりをする

(かれ)(じょう)()がそばに()(とき)(ねっ)(しん)()りをする。

He pretends to be zealous when his boss is around.

(かい)(けつ)した()りをする。

Pretend to have solved the problem.

(かれ)(だれ)かの()りをするのは(とく)()だ。

He's good at pretending to be someone else.