Talk To Me In Korean

In this lesson, we look at how to say “to pretend” to do something in Korean. The key words that you need to know are 척 [cheok] and 체 [che]. They are a little bit different in usage, but they can be basically used in the following form.Verb stem + -(으/느)ㄴ 척 하다orVerb stem + -(으/느)ㄴ 체 하다In the structures above, both 체 and 척 have the meaning of “the act of pretending” or “acting as if”. Therefore the part before 척/체, which is -(으/느)ㄴ has the role of changing a verb into the adjective form, and the verb 하다 means “to do”.1. -(으/ㄴ)ㄴ = adjective ending2. 척/체 = the act of pretending3. 하다 = to do→ -(으/느)ㄴ 척/체 하다Examples1. 알다 = to know→ 아는 척 하다 = to pretend to know→ 아는 체 하다 = to pretend to know** Here, 알다 is a ㄹ irregular verb so ㄹ drops.2. 자다 = to sleep→ 자는 척 하다 = to pretend to sleep→ 자는 체 하다 = to pretend to sleep3. 예쁘다 = to be pretty→ 예쁜 척 하다 = to pretend to be pretty, to act as if one was pretty→ 예쁜 체 하다 = to pretend to be pretty, to act as if one was prettyYou can use -(으/느)ㄴ 척/체 하다 with past tense and present prog