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도

Attached to a noun to add the meaning of 'also', 'too', or 'even'. It implies that the noun shares the same characteristic or action as something previously mentioned.

Summary

Equivalent

Also / Too

Also: 또한 (also/furthermore - formal)

Example

I like apples. I like strawberries too.

저는 사과를 좋아해요. 딸기도 좋아해요.

Grammar rules

  • Attach '도' directly to the noun.
  • It often replaces the subject markers (이/가), topic markers (은/는), and object markers (을/를).
  • For other particles like 에, 에서, 에게, it is added after them (e.g., 에도, 에서도).
  • When expressing 'even', it emphasizes an extreme or unexpected case.

    원숭이도 나무에서 떨어진다. (Even monkeys fall from trees.)

Patterns

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All Nouns

N/A · Noun + 도

Example sentences

All Nouns · N/A · Noun + 도

I like apples. I like strawberries too.

저는 사과를 좋아해요. 딸기도 좋아해요.

All Nouns · N/A · Noun + 도

My friend is Korean. I am also Korean.

제 친구는 한국 사람이에요. 저도 한국 사람이에요.

All Nouns · N/A · Noun + 도

Today, I have to work even at home.

오늘은 집에서도 일해야 해요.

Conversation

A: Are you going to watch a movie this weekend?

주말에 영화를 볼 거예요?

B: Yes, and I will go shopping too.

네, 그리고 쇼핑도 할 거예요.

Practice

Fill in the blank

Select the correct particle meaning 'also'.

Hobbies.

Including someone.