how to say pretend in the context of a sentence


How to say "pretend as if carrots tastes like chicken and eat it"

> 人参が鶏肉 **ふり** をして食べて

or would

> 人参が鶏肉 **まね** をして食べて

be better?




What an unreasonable demand! :D But anyway...

> 鶏肉味の人参 **だと思って** 食べて
>
> 鶏肉の味がする人参 **のつもりで** 食べて

ふり and まね only work when someone changes their own behavior to display to
others:

> 警官のまねをする _act as if one is (mock/play) a police officer_
>
> 気づかないふりをする _feign that one does not notice_

and not when you force yourself to feel something.




What an unreasonable demand! :D But anyway...

> 鶏肉味の人参 **だと思って** 食べて
>
> 鶏肉の味がする人参 **のつもりで** 食べて

ふり and まね only work when someone changes their own behavior to display to
others:

> 警官のまねをする _act as if one is (mock/play) a police officer_
>
> 気づかないふりをする _feign that one does not notice_

and not when you force yourself to feel something.

