つもりでWith the intention of doing, Instead of..., Act as if or pretend, Believing that..., Thinking that...

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  EdBunpro

  Would someone be able to explain the difference of つもりで & ふりをする when looking at the context of “act/pretend”?

  Specificially under the example sentence

  車掌しゃしょうになったつもりで、毎日まいにち電車でんしゃに乗のっている

  Entering in ふりをして brings up the hint saying “Nice guess! Can you use a grammar point that also carries the meaning of “with the intention of.”” The hint makes sense when the context of act/pretend isn’t being used, but otherwise I’m just left a little lost. Maybe it’s example sentence throwing me off, but hopefully someone smarter than me can help point me in the right direction!

  @Fuga if you have some time can you shed some light on this?

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  Fuga

  つもりで and ふりをする both mean pretend, but with a slight difference in nuance. In the sentence, 車掌しゃしょうになったつもりで, つもりで has the nuance of ‘as if I am the conductor of the train’. When I read this, I imagine that the speaker is thinking in his head that he is the conductor when he rides the train. When つもりで is replaced with ふりをして, this sentence would have the nuance that the person is ‘impersonating’ as a conductor, as in, he is dressed like a conductor and imitates what the conductor does.

  I hope that helps you understand the difference a little better.

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  EdBunpro

  Aaaaaa yes 100% that makes sense, thanks!!