気取る
きどる
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-ru), Intransitive
to be affected; to put on airsGodan verb (-ru), Transitive
to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be- to suspect; to sense
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 気取るきどる | 気取りますきどります |
| Negative | 気取らないきどらない | 気取りませんきどりません |
| Past | 気取ったきどった | 気取りましたきどりました |
| Past negative | 気取らなかったきどらなかった | 気取りませんでしたきどりませんでした |
| Te-form | 気取ってきどって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 気取れるきどれる |
| Passive | 気取られるきどられる |
| Causative | 気取らせるきどらせる |
| Volitional | 気取ろうきどろう |
| Imperative | 気取れきどれ |
| Conditional (ば) | 気取ればきどれば |
| Conditional (たら) | 気取ったらきどったら |
Example sentences
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I don't like girls who put on airs.
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She's always putting on airs.
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He fancies himself as an artist.
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You don't have to give yourself such airs.
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He put on airs in her presence.
More examples (7)
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She used to give herself airs.
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You mustn't let the other person notice that you flinched.
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Look at her putting on airs over there.
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I don't like her, because she always puts on airs.
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Well you're always putting on a show, and you're always on guard.
彼女はいつも気取っていて、まるで女王様のように振る舞っている。
She's always putting on airs, acting as if she were a queen.
「そういえば谷本君は？」「あいかわらず一匹オオカミ気取っているよ」
"Now that I think of it, where's Tanimoto?" "Playing the lone wolf, as always."