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-라도

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Korean

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Etymology

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Compound of (-ra, suffix attached 이다 (-ida) and 아니다 (anida)) +‎ (-do).

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

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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 (-ra) allomorph of (-da); see the former entry for more.
    살인마라도 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.”)
    라도 죽이면 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

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Particle

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라도 (-rado)

  1. Post-vowel allomorphic form of 이라도 (-irado, even).
    굶주리면 풀뿌리라도 먹는다.
    Gumjurimyeon pulppuri-rado kae-meongneunda.
    When you are starving, you will dig up and eat even the roots of weeds.