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ぶる
Meanings
Suffix
Verb (5-dan, る)
Usually written in kana
1. to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to pose as ...; to behave like ...; to pretend to be ...
after a noun, adjectival noun or adjective stem
You don't have to try to act like an adult like that.
Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
Colloquialism
Usually written in kana
2. to put on airs; to be self-important
Alt. forms
ぶる
98%
振ぶる
1%
Pitch accent
ぶ
る
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Conjugations...Used in: 2698
Used in vocabulary (23 in total)
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to put on airs; to assume importance; to be self-important; to be pretentious; to be pompous; to stand on one's dignity
to act tough; to act bad; to act worse than one really is
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Examples (4 in total)
What were you doing, playing the hero?
An architect should not pretend to be an artist.
You don't have to try to act like an adult like that.
She's younger than me, yet all of a sudden she's acting like a big sister.