あいつは何かと言うと知ったかぶりをする。
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English Translation
Regardless of the subject, he pretends to know all about it.
Furigana
あいつは何 かと言 うと知 ったかぶりをする。
Romanji
Aitsu wa nanikato iu to shittakaburi o suru.
Words
彼奴
(あいつ、きゃつ、かやつ、あやつ)
he; she; that guy
は
(は)
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
何かと
(なにかと)
one way or another
言う
(いう、ゆう)
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
と
(と)
if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)
知ったかぶり
(しったかぶり)
pretending to know
を
(を)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
為る
(する)
to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to