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Korean Grammar Patterns
-답시고
Meaning
claiming to / supposedly (mocking)
How to use it
Attaches to a clause to report someone's claim or self-justification that the speaker finds unconvincing, foolish, or annoying. It carries a mocking, critical tone: the person did something 'supposedly' for a reason, but the result was inadequate or ridiculous. The subject is usually a third person or the listener, and it is informal/colloquial.
Nouns and adjectives take -(이)랍시고; verbs take -ㄴ/는답시고.,Always carries the speaker's disapproval — never neutral.
Examples
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
| 동생이 요리한답시고 부엌을 다 어질러 놨어요. dongsaengi yorihandapsigo bueokeul da eojilleo nwasseoyo. | My younger sibling messed up the whole kitchen, supposedly while 'cooking'. |
| 그는 전문가랍시고 잘 알지도 못하면서 참견했어요. geuneun jeonmungarapsigo jal aljido mothamyeonseo chamgyeonhaesseoyo. | He butted in claiming to be an expert, even though he didn't really know much. |
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