JLPT N3
～ふりをする
Pretend to be/do
Structure
Verb plain form / Noun の / Na-adjective な / I-adjective + ふりをする
How it works
This construction is used to express that someone acts as if something is true or as if they are doing something, when in reality it is not the case.
Examples
彼は日本語が分からないふりをした。
He pretended not to understand Japanese.
Common mistakes
Forgetting the appropriate particle (の, な) before 『ふり』 for nouns and na-adjectives.
Tip
Think of 'putting on a pretense' or 'making a show of it'.
More JLPT N3 grammar
See ～ふりをする in real Japanese
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