fingir
/finˈxiɾ/ verb B1- to pretend (to act as though something is different from what it is)
- to fake, affect, feign
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- fingir
- Gerund
- fingiendo
- Past participle
- fingido
- Present (yo)
- finjo
- Preterite (yo)
- fingí
An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.
From the library
¿Á qué fingir el labio
Mi tío se levanta, hace un gesto de desdén y se finge que va á tomar la puerta, no sin decir antes:
Tentado estuvo por fingir un tropezón y estrellar aquella máquina contra el suelo; pero no lo hizo, confiado en su fecunda inventiva.
Se finge muerto repentinamente.
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