-라도

Korean

Etymology

Short for 라(고 해)도 (-ra(-go hae)-do, “even if one says that...”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ɾa̠do̞]
• Phonetic hangul: [라도]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	rado
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	lado
McCune–Reischauer?	rado
Yale Romanization?	lato

Suffix

라도 • (-rado)

1. even if; used to indicate that something does not matter, whether it is true or not. Used only in the environments of the 라 (-ra) allomorph of 다 (-da); see the former entry for more.

   살인마라도 법에 따라 처벌되어야 한다.

   Sarinma-rado beob-e ttara cheobeol-doeeoya handa.

   Even a mass murderer should be punished according to the law.

   (literally, “Even if he is a mass murderer, he should be punished according to the law.”)

   뱀이라도 죽이면 안 된다.

   Baem-i-rado jugimyeon an doenda.

   You should not kill even a snake.

   (literally, “Even if [something] is a snake, it should not be killed.”)

Derived terms

• 더라도 (-deorado)
• 이라도 (-irado)

 

Particle

라도 • (-rado)

1. Post-vowel allomorphic form of 이라도 (-irado, “even”).

   굶주리면 풀뿌리라도 캐먹는다.

   Gumjurimyeon pulppuri-rado kae-meongneunda.

   When you are starving, you will dig up and eat even the roots of weeds.