芝居を打つ · godan verb (-tsu)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 芝居を打つ | 芝居を打たない |
| Polite | 芝居を打ちます | 芝居を打ちません |
| Past polite | 芝居を打ちました | 芝居を打ちませんでした |
| Past | 芝居を打った | 芝居を打たなかった |
| Te-form | 芝居を打って | 芝居を打たないで |
| Desire | 芝居を打ちたい | 芝居を打ちたくない |
| Potential | 芝居を打てる | 芝居を打てない |
| Passive | 芝居を打たれる | 芝居を打たれない |
| Causative | 芝居を打たせる | 芝居を打たせない |
| Causative passive | 芝居を打たせられるalso 芝居を打たされる | 芝居を打たせられないalso 芝居を打たされない |
| Volitional | 芝居を打とう | |
| Polite volitional | 芝居を打ちましょう | |
| Imperative | 芝居を打て | 芝居を打つな |
| Conditional | 芝居を打てば | 芝居を打たなければ |
| Tara conditional | 芝居を打ったら | 芝居を打たなかったら |
play a trick; put on a false show; deceive
Idiomatic use: to act in a way that deceives someone, often by pretending or putting on an act. The trickery is usually deliberate and theatrical.
He pretended to be sick and put on an act.
Those two look like they're fighting, but they're actually just putting on a show.
put on a play; present a play
Original, literal meaning: to stage or produce a theatrical play. Now somewhat dated; the modern expression is more commonly 芝居をする or 芝居を上演する.
In the Edo period, this troupe often put on plays here.