Illustration: At a neighborhood pottery class, a beginner folds one arm behind their back and gravely inspects another student's neatly formed bowl, chin raised like a master craftsman. With the other hand, they offer an elaborate correcting gesture.

ぶる

buru

to act like, to pretend to be

Attaches to a noun or adjective stem. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

彼かれは知識人ちしきじんぶるのが好すきだ。
He likes to posture as an intellectual.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
あいつ、タフガイぶってるよ。
He acts like a tough guy.
Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source
かわいこぶる
to act cute
Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

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