振る舞う

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 振る舞う is read ふるまう and can describe how someone behaves or the act of treating people to food.
• Basic usage: 落ち着いて振る舞う means behaving calmly; 料理を振る舞う means treating people to a meal.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Guests and food
  • In 村の人々に料理を振る舞う, に marks the people receiving the food and を marks the food being served.
• Choosing the sense
  • Do not translate a context about conduct as serving food when no food object is involved. When manner is the focus, the sense is behaving.