文法の説明

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(くせ)

Even though, And yet, Despite

使い方・接続

Verb + くせに
[い]Adjective + くせに
[な]Adjective + + くせに
Noun + + くせに

詳細

  • 使用域

    一般

「くせに」の情報

(くせ) is a noun that means 'habit' or 'tendency'. However, as it usually refers to a negative thing, 'vice' is another accurate translation. くせに (usually appearing without kanji) is the combination of くせ, and the case marking particle に. This structure is often used to criticize the actions of others, and is used in a similar way to 'despite', 'even though', or 'and yet' in English.

As くせ is a noun, くせに may be used after the attributive form of any other word.

Fun Fact

(くせ) is a word that has developed a 'negative' meaning over time. Originally, (くせ) was used to convey a preference, or the side that someone or something tended to lean toward (due to it being favorable for some reason). When adding the case marking particle to this, it merely expressed that (A) was the preferable state/location, so (B) not being/not acting in a way appropriate for (A) is less than desirable.

例文

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    ()べきれない(くせ)たくさん注文(ちゅうもん)するのはやめてほしい。

    Even though you cannot eat it all, you order a lot. I want you to stop (doing that). (despite)

    昨日(きのう)(やす)んだ(くせ)、なんで()ったかぶりするの?

    Why do you pretend to know (what we are talking about) despite having the day off yesterday?

    あの(ひと)先輩(せんぱい)(くせ)、いつも(ぼく)におごらせようとする。

    Despite being my senior, he/she always tries to make me pay.

    (さむ)(くせ)(さむ)くない」とやせ我慢(がまん)するのはやめてください。

    Please stop pretending like you're not cold even though you are. (despite)

    給料(きゅうりょう)沢山(たくさん)もらっている(くせ)貯金(ちょきん)がないらしい。

    Despite getting paid a lot, I have heard that he has no savings.

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      • _max

        _max

        Thank you for the answer!
        But really still pretty confused.
        癖に is kind of the same as のに, but with criticism.
        So it’s like “despite”, “even though”, etc.
        But in the example sentence we want to say “because”, not “even though”.
        “Because you are a man, don’t cry”, not “Even though you are a man, don’t cry”, correct?
        That’s why for me 癖に sounds strange in this sentence.

      • Scyamntic

        Scyamntic

        I think the fun fact for the gramar point helps to elucidate here:

        () is a word that has developed a ‘negative’ meaning over time. Originally, () was used to convey a preference, or the side that someone or something tended to lean toward (due to it being favorable for some reason). When adding the case marking particle に to this, it merely expressed that (A) was the preferable state/location, so (B) not being/not acting in a way appropriate for (A) is less than desirable.

        So 男のくせに泣くな

        Can be thought of as:

        • “From the standpoint of being a man, not crying is prefereable”

        Or taking the more “habit” oriented meaning

        • “A habit of men is not crying”

        Definitely a weird coming from English, but the key take away to add to the primary meaning of “despite” in my opinion is this feeling of “(B) not being preferable”

      • _max

        _max

        Wow, it really works! Thank you, didn’t pay much attention to the “Fun Fact” section.
        Now, it kind of makes sense.

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