-라도

Korean Etymology ko -라 -도 suffix attached ko -이다 and ko 아니다. Pronunciation Suffix suffix even if; used to indicate that something does not matter, whether it is true or not. Used only in the environments of the ko -라 allomorph of ko -다; see the former entry for more. 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. Derived terms ko -더라도 -이라도 Particle particle ko -이라도 even Post-vowel allomorphic ko 굶주리면 풀뿌리-라도 캐-먹는다. When you are starving, you will dig up and eat even the roots of weeds.