N2 — outside your level filter

くせに

くせにkuse niN2casual

savor + even though

ajiwau kuse ni

even though; and yet — a jab at someone who should know better

meaning: even though

Same meaning

  • 味あじわう
  • 〜くせに
  • 味あじわうくせに

下手へたなくせに、いつも偉えらそうに言いうよね。

heta na kuse ni, itsumo erasou ni iu yo ne.

You're bad at it, and yet you always talk like you're the expert. casual

知しってるくせに、教おしえてくれなかった。

shitteru kuse ni, oshiete kurenakatta.

Even though he knew, he wouldn't tell me. casual

Same meaning19

but; even though

All examples3

even though; and yet — mocking someone who should know better

  1. 下手へたなくせに、いつも偉えらそうに言いうよね。

    heta na kuse ni, itsumo erasou ni iu yo ne.

    You're bad at it, and yet you always talk like you're the expert. casual

  2. 知しってるくせに、教おしえてくれなかった。

    shitteru kuse ni, oshiete kurenakatta.

    Even though he knew, he wouldn't tell me. casual

  3. 何なにも知しらないくせに、偉えらそうなことを言いってしまった。

    nani mo shiranai kuse ni, erasou na koto o itte shimatta.

    Even though I didn't know anything, I went and said something high-and-mighty. neutral

How it's formed3

All forms1

  • くせしてkuseshitecolloquial

    味あじわうくせして

    more openly insulting than くせに. Common in scolding and arguments (子供こどものくせして!).

Notes

Using くせに about yourself sounds like self-mockery. It has no formal
use — polite complaints use のに instead.