～くせに

About

～くせに means "in spite of" or "even though", and attaches to the casual form of い-adjectives/verbs, nouns using の, and な-adjectives using な.

～くせに has a negative, judgemental tone, and is generally used to blame/judge others or to tease/make fun of people.

E.g. うちの旦那だんなは働はたらいていないくせに文句もんくばかり言いってくる。 "Despite not having a job, all my husband does is complain."

The second half of a ～くせに sentence can be omitted when it is inferrable through context.

E.g. 本当ほんとうは弱よわいくせに。 "Despite the fact that they're really weak (omitted: E.g. they pretend to be strong)."

In contrast to ～のに, which also means "in spite of", ～くせに sounds stronger and always carries a negative nuance.

Summary

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  ～くせに means "in spite of" or "even though"

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  ～くせに has a negative, judgemental tone

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  ～くせに is generally used to blame/judge others or to tease/make fun of people