〜くせして (~kuse shite) — even though (critical, spoken)
The even more casual, even more annoyed form of N3's くせに.
Formula (सूत्र ढाँचा)
Grammar rule (व्याकरण नियम र परिभाषा)
When to use it
- Fighting with a younger brother at home, or when a friend who does not know tries to teach you: 「知らないくせして、知っているようなことを言うな」.
- It is only for friends and those younger than you — it does not exist in written Japanese at all.
Meaning
- 「〜くせして」= 'you are like this, and still you do that?!' — the speaker is annoyed, looking down, or saying 'that does not suit you'.
- It is not said about weather or things, but about people (usually the one standing in front of you).
How to attach
- A verb or い-adjective in plain form as it is: 知らないくせして・弱いくせして
- A noun with 「の」: 大学生のくせして
- A な-adjective with 「な」: 下手なくせして — exactly like 「くせに」.
Versus what you know
- N3You learned 「くせに」— 「知らないくせに、偉そうに言うな」. 「くせして」is its even more casual, even more scolding little brother.
- N4The meaning overlaps with 「のに」, but 「のに」is neutral and 「くせして」is always negative.
- This lesson's 「にもかかわらず」is the exact opposite — formal and respectful.
Watch out
Never use it to a manager or a senior.
Examples (उदाहरणहरू)
弟は自分でできないくせして、いつも人のやり方に文句を言う。
おとうとはじぶんでできないくせして、いつもひとのやりかたにもんくをいう。
My brother cannot do it himself, and yet he always complains about how others do it.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) できない = can't do → attach 「くせして」 directly to the 普通形 → then criticism mixed with anger: 文句を言う.
新人のくせして、先輩に注意するなんて。
しんじんのくせして、せんぱいにちゅういするなんて。
A newbie lecturing a senior? (The nerve!)
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 新人 = new employee (noun) → we add 「の」: 新人の → 「くせして」 → then 〜なんて for "doing a thing like that?!".
料理が下手なくせして、僕の味付けに文句を言うな。
りょうりがへたなくせして、ぼくのあじつけにもんくをいうな。
Don't complain about my seasoning when you can't even cook yourself.
How it is built (कसरी बन्यो) 下手だ = bad at (な-adj) → drop だ and use 「な」: 下手な → 「くせして」 → then the scolding: 〜な (don't).
Knowledge check (मिनी ज्ञान जाँच)
「学生＿くせして、高い車に乗っている。」— fill the blank.
💡 Hint: How did a noun attach to くせに?
N + の + くせして (same as くせに). 学生のくせして = even though (only) a student.
Which sentence is unnatural?
💡 Hint: A scolding word in a respectful sentence?
くせして is always negative and casual; to speak respectfully of the manager say 「お忙しいにもかかわらず」.
Which form is closest to 「〜くせして」in meaning and tone?
💡 Hint: The scolding 'even though' from N3.
くせして = the spoken form of くせに — both negative and critical. にもかかわらず is formal, ものの neutral, からといって 'just because'.
Your score: /3