At a glance
～ぶった is the past form of the verb ～ぶる. It usually comes before a noun and means "acting like ~" or "putting on airs of ~". It is used to criticize someone who acts as if they have a quality or status they do not really have.
[Noun / adjective stem] + ぶった + [Noun]
彼の偉ぶった態度が気に入らない。 I don't like his self-important attitude.
How to form it
ぶる attaches directly to a noun or an adjective stem:
| Attaches to | Example | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Noun | 学者ぶった話し方 | a way of talking like a scholar |
| な-adj stem | 上品ぶった言い方 | a falsely refined way of saying it |
| い-adj stem (only a few) | 偉ぶった態度 | a self-important attitude |
ぶる conjugates as a う-verb:
| Form | Polite | Casual |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 大人ぶります | 大人ぶる |
| Negative | 大人ぶりません | 大人ぶらない |
| Past | 大人ぶりました | 大人ぶった |
| て-form | 大人ぶって |
ぶった can modify a noun (先生ぶった態度) or end a sentence as a past verb (彼は先生ぶった).