-이라도

Korean Alternative forms ko -라도 after vowels Etymology ko -이- to be -라도. Pronunciation Particle particle even, at least; marks that something is acceptable or that one must make do with it, but that it is not totally desirable. ko 대만-을 못 가니까 ^부산-이라도 가-야지. Since we can't go to Taiwan, we should at least go to Busan. ko 병원-이라도 가-봐. Try even going to a hospital. even; used for emphasis after a limited time or quantity. ko 하나-라도 없으면 안 된다. Not even one should be missing. ko 고작 하룻밤-이라도 같이 있어-줘. Even if it's just one night, stay with me. Used in conditionals to add greater doubt, attaching either to an adverb expressing doubt or to the thing whose existence is being supposed. ko 전쟁-이라도 나면 어디-로 피난 가지? If a war breaks out, where should we escape to? ko 혹시-라도 내-가 잘못한 게 있어? Is there just maybe something I did wrong? Used for emphasis in constructions involving ko -은 듯 as if or ko -은 것-처럼 as if. ko 귀신-이라도 본 것-처럼 소스라쳤다. She shuddered in fright, as if she had seen a ghost. ko -이다 -라도 ko 살인마-라도 법-에 따라 처벌-되어야 한다. Even a mass murderer should be punished according to the law. Even if he is a mass murderer, he should be punished according to the law. ko 뱀-이-라도 죽이면 안 된다. You should not kill even a snake. Even if [something] is a snake, it should not be killed.