어도

Korean

Of native Korean origin.

Revised Romanization^?	eodo
Revised Romanization (translit.)^?	eodo
McCune–Reischauer^?	ŏdo
Yale Romanization^?	eto

—어도 • (-eodo)

even if, although
죽어도 여한이 없다.
Jugeodo yeohani eopda.
I have no regrets even if I die.
if; no matter
뭘 해도 예쁘다.
Mwol haedo yeppeuda.
She's pretty whatever she does.
Emphasizes the extent.
매워도 매워도 이렇게 매울 줄은!
Maewodo maewodo ireoke mae-ul jureun!
Didn't know it was hot this much!

The suffix —아도 (ado) / —어도 (eodo) takes the infinitive forms.

—더라도 (deorado)
—ᆯ지라도 (ljirado)
—라도 (rado): for 이— (i-, “to be”) and 아니— (ani-, “not to be”)
The forms 이어도 (여도) (ieodo (yeodo)) and 아니어도 (anieodo) are also possible.

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