godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
put on airs; be affected; act pretentiously
Intransitive; describes someone behaving in a self-important, affected, or pretentious manner. Often used critically.
彼はいつも気取っていて、話しにくい。
He's always putting on airs and is hard to talk to.
そんなに気取ら
You don't have to be so affected.
godan verb (-ru), transitive verb
act like; pretend to be; pose as
Transitive; used in the pattern …を気取る to mean acting as if one were something one is not, often with a critical or ironic tone.
彼は文化人を気取っているが、実は何も知らない。
He poses as an intellectual, but actually knows nothing.
被害者を気取るのはやめてくれ。
Stop pretending to be the victim.