- 1. [v5u, vt] to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to decorate
- 2. [v5u, vt] to pretend; to feign; to affect; to disguise oneself as
Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)
| Dictionary form | よそおう | (yosoou) |
| Polite | よそおいます | (yosooimasu) |
| Past, plain | よそおった | (yosootta) |
| Past, polite | よそおいました | (yosooimashita) |
| Negative, plain | よそおわない | (yosoowanai) |
| Negative, polite | よそおいません | (yosooimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | よそおわなかった | (yosoowanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | よそおいませんでした | (yosooimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | よそおって | (yosootte) |
| Potential | よそおえる | (yosooeru) |
| Volitional | よそおおう | (yosooou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | よそおえば | (yosooeba) |
| Passive | よそおわれる | (yosoowareru) |
| Causative | よそおわせる | (yosoowaseru) |
| Imperative | よそおえ | (yosooe) |
Kanji in this word
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attire, dress, pretend, disguise, professOn: ソウ (sou)、 ショウ (shou)Kun: よそお.う (yosoo.u)、 よそお.い (yosoo.i)
Example Sentences
彼女は女優風に装っていた。
She was dressed after the fashion of an actress.
時々周りで起きていることに無関心を装う。
He sometimes affects indifference to what's happening around him.