~답게

[joseping]

Hi! I need some help... What does ~답게 mean? When issit used? How issit used?

Does it mean "to be like"?

An example of my question: 남자답게 - to be like a man?

If so, then why not use 남자같다 or 남자처럼?

Would appreciate your help on this! Thanks!

[manyakumi]

An example of my question: 남자답게 - to be like a man?

If so, then why not use 남자같다 or 남자처럼?

남자같다 and 남자처럼 also mean "to be like a man" though,
the subject of these descriptions shouldn't be a man or having no idea man or woman.

그녀는 멀리서 보면 꼭 남자같다.
She looks like a man from the distance.

그녀는 남자처럼 걷는다.
She walks like a man.


남자답다 is supposed to be used for men.

너는 남자니까 남자답게 행동해라.
Since you're a man, be a man. (act like a man)


Sometimes we use 남자같이 or 남자처럼 to describe a man though,
they have the nuance of what I've explained anyways.

Maybe I can say -답다 means "to be like the way it should be"

[joseping]

감사합니다!! =)

[kyuree]

interesting ^^