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Grammar list

ぶる

(Buru)

pretend to be / put on airs of.

Connection rules

  • +Noun / i-adj stem / na-adj root + ぶる (conjugates as godan u-verb).
  • +Mildly critical — implies inauthenticity or performance.
  • +Common: 学者ぶる, 上品ぶる, いい子ぶる, 知ったかぶり.

Examples

1.
彼かれは学者がくしゃぶっているけれど、実じつはよく知しらない。

Kare wa gakusha bu te iru keredo, jitsuha yoku shira nai.

He's pretending to be a scholar, but actually he doesn't know much.

「pretend to be / put on airs of」

2.
いい子こぶるのはやめなさい。

Ii ko buru no wa yame nasai.

Stop pretending to be a good kid.

「pretend to be / put on airs of」

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