ぶる · godan verb (-ru)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | ぶる | ぶらない |
| Polite | ぶります | ぶりません |
| Past polite | ぶりました | ぶりませんでした |
| Past | ぶった | ぶらなかった |
| Te-form | ぶって | ぶらないで |
| Desire | ぶりたい | ぶりたくない |
| Potential | ぶれる | ぶれない |
| Passive | ぶられる | ぶられない |
| Causative | ぶらせる | ぶらせない |
| Causative passive | ぶらせられるalso ぶらされる | ぶらせられないalso ぶらされない |
| Volitional | ぶろう | |
| Polite volitional | ぶりましょう | |
| Imperative | ぶれ | ぶるな |
| Conditional | ぶれば | ぶらなければ |
| Tara conditional | ぶったら | ぶらなかったら |
act like ...; pretend to be ...; put on airs of ...
Suffix attached to nouns, adjectival nouns, or adjective stems. Describes someone consciously or unconsciously behaving as if they have a certain quality. Often carries a negative or mocking tone.
He always acts self-important.
She talks in a refined manner, but actually she's not that refined.
godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb
put on airs; act self-important
Colloquial intransitive use without a preceding word. Implies someone is acting superior or pretentious.
That guy has been putting on airs lately, hasn't he?
He talks as if he were a scholar.
That kid's been acting stuck-up lately, huh.
She's always putting on refined airs.