(이)랍시고
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Grammar · 1 sense
claiming to be, acting like
Examples
그는 의사랍시고 조언을 했지만 도움이 되지 않았다.
He pretended to be a doctor and gave advice, but it wasn't helpful.
친구랍시고 나를 속였다.
He claimed to be a friend but deceived me.
전문가랍시고 설명했지만 틀렸다.
He pretended to be an expert and explained, but he was wrong.
When you'd hear it
This is common in critical spoken comments and in dramas, essays, and narrative writing. It often sounds sarcastic or contemptuous when someone criticizes a person for presenting themselves as a certain kind of person.
What learners get wrong
Unlike neutral descriptions of someone’s role, this pattern usually conveys the speaker’s disapproval. It is closer to “claiming to be X” or “acting like X” than to a simple statement with 이다.
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