Information about the word feign (English → Esperanto: ŝajnigi)

Synonym: pretend

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/feɪ̯n/
Hyphenationfeign
Shavian alphabet𐑓𐑱𐑯

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) feign(I) feigned
(thou) feignest(thou) feignedst
(he) feigns, feigneth(he) feigned
(we) feign(we) feigned
(you) feign(you) feigned
(they) feign(they) feigned
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) feign (I) feigned
(thou) feign(thou) feigned
(he) feign(he) feigned
(we) feign(we) feigned
(you) feign(you) feigned
(they) feign(they) feigned
Imperative mood
feign
Participles
Present participlePast participle
feigningfeigned

Usage samples

Father, I will not need to feign reluctance!

Translations

Danishlade som om; foregive
Dutchfingeren; veinzen; voorwenden
Esperantoŝajnigi
Faeroeselátast
Germanerheucheln
Icelandicþykjast
Norwegianlate som om; late som
Portugueseaparentar
Saterland Frisiansimulierje
Spanishaparentar; fingir
Swahili‐jifanya
Swedishlåtsas som om
West Frisianbeare