知らなかったふりなんて
English translation: present tense interpretation is possible
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present tense interpretation is possible Explanation: 知らなかった appears to take the form of the past tense, but it really isn't. I am not trying to equate the Japanese and English grammar, but this is a kind of like the subjunctive mood. You must have seen many of them like: 知っていたら教えてやるよ (I currently do not know) 地下鉄に乗れなかったらバスもあります (if you miss the subway at a later time) If your sentence uses a "present" tense: 知らないふりなんて… this means he can't pretend that he has nothing to do with this, as opposed to he does not have knowledge of this. |
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