なりすます

Usually written in kana. Kanji spelling 成りすます

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as

Also written 成り済ます、なり済ます、成済ます

Meanings

  1. Godan verb (-su), Intransitive

    to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to pass oneself off as; to disguise oneself as
  2. to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

Forms

PlainPolite
Presentなりすますなりすまします
Negativeなりすまさないなりすましません
Pastなりすましたなりすましました
Past negativeなりすまさなかったなりすましませんでした
Te-formなりすまして
Potentialなりすませる
Passiveなりすまされる
Causativeなりすまさせる
Volitionalなりすまそう
Imperativeなりすませ
Conditional (ば)なりすませば
Conditional (たら)なりすましたら

Example sentences