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N1 Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

(よそお)to dress, to pretend, to feign

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    1. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to dress (oneself in), to attire oneself in, to adorn, to decorate

    2. Godan verb with 'u' ending, Transitive verb

      2.

      to pretend, to feign, to affect, to disguise oneself as

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    装う 【よそおう】粧う 【よそおう】

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      礼服(れいふく)()(よそお)って結婚式(けっこんしき)参加(さんか)する。

      I will dress in formal wear to attend the wedding ceremony. {to dress, to pretend, to feign}

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      病人(びょうにん)(よそお)っている(むすめ)学校(がっこう)()かせました。

      I let my daughter, who was pretending to be sick, go to school. {to dress, to pretend, to feign}

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      (ちち)平静(へいせい)(よそお)っているが、本当(ほんとう)はパニックになっている。

      My father is feigning calmness, but he is actually panicking. {to dress, to pretend, to feign}

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      これからの(なつ)シーズンに先駆(さきが)けて、店内(てんない)夏向(なつむ)きに(よそお)いました。

      Ahead of the upcoming summer season, we dressed up the inside of the store to suit the summer mood. {to dress, to pretend, to feign}

      • N1

      親切(しんせつ)(よそお)って老人(ろうじん)(ちか)づいてお(かね)(だま)()るとは…!卑劣(ひれつ)にも(ほど)があります。

      To feign kindness and approach the elderly to swindle money from them... How utterly despicable! {to dress, to pretend, to feign}

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