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TOPIK 5verb

가장하다

gajanghada

가장해요 · 가장했어요 · 가장할 거예요 · 가장하세요

to pretend, to feign, to disguise as

Example

그는 친구를 가장해 접근한 뒤 돈을 빌려 달라고 했어요.

He approached posing as a friend and then asked to borrow money.

Word parts

가 false장 dress up

Literally 'falsely dressed up.'

Good to know

Common pattern: N을/를 가장한 N, e.g. 사고를 가장한 범죄 'a crime disguised as an accident.'