Japanese

せかける

みせかける
Meaning: to pretend; to feign; to make look like; to disguise
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 見せかける 見せかけない
Polite 見せかけます 見せかけません
Past 見せかけた 見せかけなかった
Polite + Past 見せかけました 見せかけませんでした
Te-form 見せかけて 見せかけなくて
Potential 見せかけられる 見せかけられない
Passive 見せかけられる 見せかけられない
Causative 見せかけさせる 見せかけさせない
Imperative 見せかけろ 見せかけるな

Handwriting

見
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Example

He pretended to be fine.

Usage Notes

Used when intentionally making something appear different from reality to deceive others. Often used in the form '...ni misekakeru' (to make it look like...).

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