-어도 되다Korean expression · TOPIK 2

-eodo doeda

TOPIK 2 2급 Expressions 표현

An expression used to indicate that a certain act is allowed or accepted.

형태Forms

-어도 되다-아도 되다-여도 되다

Which one you use is decided by what comes in front of it — see the usage rule under each meaning below.

An expression used to indicate that a certain act is allowed or accepted.

어떤 행동에 대한 허락이나 허용을 나타낼 때 쓰는 표현.

쓰임Usage

Attaches after the copula 이다 or verbs whose final vowel is not ㅏ or ㅗ.

'이다', 끝음절의 모음이 ‘ㅏ, ㅗ’가 아닌 동사 뒤에 붙여 쓴다.

예문Examples

승규에게 이 일을 맡겨도 될까?

Would it be okay to entrust this task to Seunggyu?

교실 안이 더운데 창문을 열어도 되나요?

It's hot in the classroom, so may I open the window?

박물관 안에서 사진을 찍어도 될지 물어보자.

Let's ask if we're allowed to take pictures inside the museum.

대화In conversation

이 근처에는 떡볶이를 파는 곳이 없는 것 같아.

It seems like there's no place around here that sells tteokbokki.

난 꼭 떡볶이가 아니어도 돼. 다른 거 먹자.

I don't have to have tteokbokki. Let's eat something else.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.

-게 되다 -ge doeda An expression used to indicate that something will become the state or situation mentioned in the preceding statement. TOPIK 2 -기 때문에 -gi ttaemun -기 때문이다 An expression used to indicate that the preceding statement is the reason or cause for the following incident. TOPIK 2 -기로 하다 -giro hada An expression used to decide or promise the performance of the act mentioned in the preceding statement. TOPIK 2 -는 것 -neun geot -은 것 · -ㄴ 것 · -을 것 An expression used to enable a non-noun word to be used as a noun in a sentence or to be used in front of '이다' (be). TOPIK 2 -는 것 같다 -neun geot gatda -ㄴ 것 같다 · -은 것 같다 · -ㄹ 것 같다 An expression used to indicate that the statement is a guess. TOPIK 2 -는 동안에 -neun dong-an -는 동안 An expression used to indicate the time, for which the act or state mentioned in the preceding statement lasts. TOPIK 2

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -어도 되다 mean in Korean?

-어도 되다 is a expression introduced at 2급 (TOPIK 2). An expression used to indicate that a certain act is allowed or accepted.

When do you use -어도 되다?

Attaches after the copula 이다 or verbs whose final vowel is not ㅏ or ㅗ. The other shape is -아도 되다, -여도 되다 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -어도 되다 and -아도 되다?

None in meaning — they are two shapes of the same expression, and which one appears is decided by the sound in front of it, not by what you want to say.

What TOPIK level is -어도 되다?

2급 — TOPIK 2, elementary. It is one of 45 grammar points at that level.

Definition, usage note, examples and dialogue from the 국립국어원 한국어기초사전, used under CC BY-SA 2.0 KR.