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write + pretend to
kaku furi o suru
pretend to; act as if
声をかけられたのに、気づかないふりをしちゃった。
koe o kakerareta noni, kizukanai furi o shichatta.
Someone called out to me, but I pretended not to notice. casual
弟は宿題をやりたくなくて、寝たふりをしていた。
otouto wa shukudai o yaritakunakute, neta furi o shite ita.
My little brother didn't want to do his homework, so he pretended to be asleep. neutral
- dictionary form
- past
- negative
- negative + past
- na-adjective
- noun
- past
- polite