Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – くせに (kuse ni)

Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 Grammar – くせに (kuse ni)
Here is Japanese N3 grammar study material taken from the Mimi Kara Oboeru N3 textbook.

105. ～くせに
a. Meaning: even though ~ (expressing criticism or contempt) (used in speech)

b. Structure: [N/V/A] noun-modifying form + くせに

石田さんは次の日にテストがあることを知っていたくせに、教えてくれなかった。
Ishida-san wa tsugi no hi ni tesuto ga aru koto o shitteita kuse ni, oshiete kurenakatta.
Ishida knew there was a test the next day, yet he did not tell me.

母は歌が下手なくせに、マイクを持つと放さない。
Haha wa uta ga hetana kuse ni, maiku o motsu to hanasanai.
My mother is a terrible singer, yet once she has the microphone she will not let go.

最近の若者は体は大きいくせに、体力はないようだ。
Saikin no wakamono wa karada wa ōkī kuse ni, tairyoku wa nai yōda.
Children these days are big, yet they seem to lack stamina.

「子どものくせして（／何も知らないくせに）偉そうなことを言うな」
`Kodomo no kuse shite ( / nani mo shiranai kuse ni) era-sōna koto o iu na’
You are only a child (/you know nothing), so do not talk big.

＊松井さんは、自分は何もしない。そのくせ人のすることには文句を言う。
Matsui-san wa, jibun wa nani mo shinai. Sono kuse hito no suru koto ni wa monkuwoiu.
Mr Matsui does nothing himself. And yet he complains about what others do.