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In this lesson, we look at how to say \\u201cto pretend\\u201d to do something in Korean. The key words that you need to know are \\ucc99 [cheok] and \\uccb4 [che]. They are a little bit different in usage, but they can be basically used in the following form.

Verb stem + -(\\uc73c/\\ub290)\\u3134 \\ucc99 \\ud558\\ub2e4

or

Verb stem + -(\\uc73c/\\ub290)\\u3134 \\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4

In the structures above, both \\uccb4 and \\ucc99 have the meaning of \\u201cthe act of pretending\\u201d or \\u201cacting as if\\u201d. Therefore the part before \\ucc99/\\uccb4, which is -(\\uc73c/\\ub290)\\u3134 has the role of changing a verb into the adjective form, and the verb \\ud558\\ub2e4 means \\u201cto do\\u201d.

1. -(\\uc73c/\\u3134)\\u3134 = adjective ending
2. \\ucc99/\\uccb4 = the act of pretending
3. \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to do

\\u2192 -(\\uc73c/\\ub290)\\u3134 \\ucc99/\\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4

Examples
1. \\uc54c\\ub2e4 = to know
\\u2192 \\uc544\\ub294 \\ucc99 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to know
\\u2192 \\uc544\\ub294 \\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to know
** Here, \\uc54c\\ub2e4 is a \\u3139 irregular verb so \\u3139 drops.

2. \\uc790\\ub2e4 = to sleep
\\u2192 \\uc790\\ub294 \\ucc99 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to sleep
\\u2192 \\uc790\\ub294 \\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to sleep

3. \\uc608\\uc058\\ub2e4 = to be pretty
\\u2192 \\uc608\\uc05c \\ucc99 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to be pretty, to act as if one was pretty
\\u2192 \\uc608\\uc05c \\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to be pretty, to act as if one was pretty


You can use -(\\uc73c/\\ub290)\\u3134 \\ucc99/\\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 with past tense and present progressive too.

Examples
1. \\uc54c\\ub2e4 \\u2192 \\uc54c\\uace0 \\uc788\\ub2e4 (present progressive)
\\u2192 \\uc54c\\uace0 \\uc788\\ub294 \\ucc99/\\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to be aware of something

2. \\uc790\\ub2e4 \\u2192 \\uc790\\uace0 \\uc788\\ub2e4 (present progressive)
\\u2192 \\uc790\\uace0 \\uc788\\ub294 \\ucc99/\\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to be sleeping/asleep

3. \\ud558\\ub2e4 \\u2192 \\ud55c (past tense adjective form)
\\u2192 \\ud55c \\ucc99/\\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to have done something

4. \\uba39\\ub2e4 \\u2192 \\uba39\\uc740 (past tense adjective form)
\\u2192 \\uba39\\uc740 \\ucc99/\\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 = to pretend to have eaten something

** You can\\u2019t use -(\\uc73c/\\ub290)\\u3134 \\ucc99/\\uccb4 \\ud558\\ub2e4 with future tense. In that case you need to different structures, such as -(\\uc73c)\\u3139 \\uac83\\ucc98\\ub7fc \\ud589\\ub3d9\\ud558\\ub2e4, etc.


Difference between \\ucc99 and \\uccb4

\\ucc99 and \\uccb4 are almost the same and almost always interchangeable, but only \\ucc99 can be followed by verbs other than \\ud558\\ub2e4, which is usually \\ud589\\ub3d9\\ud558\\ub2e4 (to behave) or \\uc774\\uc57c\\uae30\\ud558\\ub2e4 (to talk). You can also use the part \\u201c-(\\uc73c/\\ub290)\\u3134 \\ucc99\\u201d (without finishing with sentence with \\ud558\\ub2e4) as a clause.

Ex)
\\ubaa8\\ub974\\ub294 \\ucc99, \\uc870\\uc6a9\\ud788 \\ub098\\uac14\\uc5b4\\uc694.
= (While) Pretending as if they didn\\u2019t know, they went out quietly.

Sometimes, \\ucc99 and \\uccb4 will be followed by verbs that are not \\ud558\\ub2e4, but even in those cases, those verbs are mostly \\u201crelated\\u201d to the verb \\ud558\\ub2e4.

For example, when you want to say \\u201cStop pretending you know.\\u201d you can say \\uc544\\ub294 \\ucc99 \\ud558\\uc9c0 \\ub9c8\\uc138\\uc694 but also \\uc544\\ub294 \\ucc99 \\uadf8\\ub9cc\\ud558\\uc138\\uc694. Here, \\uadf8\\ub9cc\\ud558\\ub2e4 means to stop, but it basically comes from \\ud558\\ub2e4.


Sample Sentences
1. \\ubaa8\\ub974\\ub294 \\ucc99 \\ud558\\uc9c0 \\ub9d0\\uace0 \\ube68\\ub9ac \\ub9d0\\ud574 \\uc918\\uc694.
[mo-reu-neun cheok ha-ji mal-go ppal-li mal-hae jwo-yo.]
= Please don\\u2019t pretend you don\\u2019t know and tell me quickly.

2. \\uc790\\ub294 \\ucc99 \\uadf8\\ub9cc\\ud558\\uace0 \\uc77c\\uc5b4\\ub098\\uc694.
[ja-neun cheok geu-man-ha-go i-reo-na-yo.]
= Stop pretending to be asleep and get up.

3. \\uc220 \\ub9c8\\uc2e0 \\ucc99 \\ud558\\uc9c0 \\ub9c8\\uc138\\uc694.
[sul ma-sin cheok ha-ji ma-se-yo.]
= Don\\u2019t pretend that you drank.

4. \\uadf8 \\uc0ac\\ub78c\\uc740 \\uc608\\uc05c \\ucc99\\uc744 \\ub108\\ubb34 \\ub9ce\\uc774 \\ud574\\uc694.
[geu sa-ra-meun yeo-ppeun cheo-geul neo-mu ma-ni hae-yo.]
= She behaves (too much) as if she\\u2019s pretty.

5. \\uc544\\ub294 \\ucc99 \\ud558\\uc9c0 \\ub9c8\\uc138\\uc694.
[a-neun cheok ha-ji ma-se-yo.]
= Don\\u2019t pretend to know.
= Don\\u2019t be a know-it-all.