-어도

어도 Korean Alternative forms ko 여도 used after ko 하다 verbs and adjectives Etymology ss -어〮도〮 é-twó ; equivalent to the addition of the particle ko -도 to the infinitive suffix ko -어. Compare ko -어서. Pronunciation Suffix -아도 suffix even though, but: a suffix introducing two truths which seem to contradict each other. ko -지만 ko 오늘-은 추워도 학교-에 가야 돼-요. Even though it's cold, I have to go to school. ko 키-는 커도 잘생긴 사람-은 아니네-요. Even though he's tall, he isn't handsome. even if, no matter: a suffix presenting a possible truth and indicating that an action or a state has no influence over a certain situation, often questioning the extent of it.. ko -더라도 -어야 -자 ko 내일 비-가 와도 갈게. 알-았--어? Even if it rains tomorrow I'll go. got it? ko 그건 사실-이라도 못 믿-어-요. Even if it's the truth, I can't believe it. ko 맛있어도 얼마나 맛있-겠--냐? Even if it's tasty, how tasty can it be? Usage notes For vowel harmony, contractions, and allomorphy, see ko -어#Usage_notes -아/어/여. Even though ko -어도 can follow the tense markers ko -겠- and ko -었-, it is much more common to instead use them at the end of the sentence. In the second sense, the suffix is usually accompanied by ko 아무리 to emphasize the meaning.