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finge

FEEN-hehˈfiŋxe

pretends, fakes

Aussi : feigns
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A child wearing a shiny cardboard crown and a red cape, sitting on a wooden chair as if it were a throne.
gerundfingiendo
past Participlefingido
infinitivefingir

📝 En Action

Él finge que está dormido para no hablar.

A2

He pretends to be asleep so he doesn't have to talk.

Ella finge una sonrisa aunque está triste.

B1

She fakes a smile even though she is sad.

Connexions de Mots

Synonymes

Antonymes

Collocations Courantes

  • finge demencia – to play dumb / to act like you don't know
  • finge un desmayo – to fake a faint

pretend!

Aussi : fake it!
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A child in a dinosaur costume showing a friend how to roar and stomp with their hands like claws.

📝 En Action

¡Finge que eres un pirata!

A1

Pretend that you are a pirate!

Finge que no me conoces si viene mi ex.

B1

Pretend you don't know me if my ex comes over.

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🔄 Conjugaisons

subjunctive

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesfingieran
yofingiera
túfingieras
vosotrosfingierais
nosotrosfingiéramos
él/ella/ustedfingiera

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesfinjan
yofinja
túfinjas
vosotrosfinjáis
nosotrosfinjamos
él/ella/ustedfinja

indicative

preterite

ellos/ellas/ustedesfingieron
yofingí
túfingiste
vosotrosfingisteis
nosotrosfingimos
él/ella/ustedfingió

imperfect

ellos/ellas/ustedesfingían
yofingía
túfingías
vosotrosfingíais
nosotrosfingíamos
él/ella/ustedfingía

present

ellos/ellas/ustedesfingen
yofinjo
túfinges
vosotrosfingís
nosotrosfingimos
él/ella/ustedfinge
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✏️ Exercice rapide

Quiz rapide : finge

Question 1 sur 2

If your friend says '¡Finge una sorpresa!', what should you do?

📚 Plus de ressources

👥 Famille de Mots▼
fingir(to pretend) — Verbe
fingido(fake/false) — Adjectif
fingimiento(the act of pretending) — Nom
🎵 Rimes▼
restringeesfinge
📚 Étymologie▼

From the Latin word 'fingere', which originally meant 'to mold' or 'to shape' something out of clay, then later evolved to mean 'to invent' or 'to make up' a story.

Première attestation : 13th century

Cognats (Mots apparentés)

English: feignFrench: feindre

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Questions Fréquemment Posées

Is 'finge' a common word?

Yes, it is very common, especially in emotional contexts or when talking about people being 'fake' (una persona que finge).

Does 'finge' always mean lying?

Not necessarily. It can be for theater, games, or polite social situations (like pretending to like a meal you didn't enjoy).