🌟 척하다

Auxiliary Verb  

1. 앞의 말이 뜻하는 행동이나 상태를 거짓으로 꾸밈을 나타내는 말.

1. PRETEND: An auxiliary verb used to indicate that one is pretending to do something or to be something.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 승규는 집이 조금 부자라고 심하게 잘난 척했다.
    Seung-gyu put on a bad show that his house was a little rich.
  • 천적을 만나면 죽은 척해서 위기를 모면하는 곤충들이 있다.
    When you meet a natural enemy, there are insects who pretend to be dead to escape the crisis.
  • 지수는 잘 알지도 못하면서 함부로 아는 척했다가 망신을 당했다.
    Jisoo was humiliated for pretending to know without even knowing much.
  • 유민이가 승규를 짝사랑하고 있대.
    Yoomin has a crush on seung-gyu.
    어머, 정말? 승규한테 관심 없는 척하더니 순 거짓말이었네.
    Oh, really? you pretended you weren't interested in seunggyu, but it was a lie.
Synonym 체하다: 앞의 말이 뜻하는 행동이나 상태를 거짓으로 꾸밈을 나타내는 말.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 척하다 (처카다) 척하는 (처카는) 척하여 (처카여) 척해 (처캐) 척하니 (처카니) 척합니다 (처캄니다)
📚 Derivative: 척: 사실이 아닌 것을 사실인 것처럼 꾸미는 거짓 태도나 모양을 나타내는 말.

📚 Annotation: 동사나 형용사 뒤에서 '-은/-는 척하다'로 쓴다.


🗣️ 척하다 @ Definition

🗣️ 척하다 @ Usage Example

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