-으려도Korean expression · TOPIK 6

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TOPIK 6 6급 Expressions 표현

An expression used to indicate that although one intends to do a certain act, one cannot do it.

형태Forms

-으려도-려도

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 although one intends to do a certain act, one cannot do it.

어떤 행동을 할 의도가 있지만 할 수 없음을 나타내는 표현.

쓰임Usage

A contracted form of -으려고 하여도.

‘-으려고 하여도’가 줄어든 말이다.

예문Examples

화가 나서 참으려도 참을 수가 없어요.

I'm so angry that even if I try to hold it in, I just can't.

손에 잉크가 묻어서 씻으려도 깨끗하게 지워지지가 않아요.

Ink got on my hands, and even if I try to wash it off, it won't come off cleanly.

내용이 너무 어려워서 책을 끝까지 읽으려도 읽을 수가 없네요.

The content is so difficult that even if I try to read the book to the end, I can't.

대화In conversation

떠나려는 애인을 잡으려도 미안해서 잡지를 못했어요.

Even though I tried to stop my lover from leaving, I felt too sorry to hold them back.

그게 무슨 말이에요? 앞으로 더 잘하면 되잖아요.

What do you mean? You can just do better from now on.

관련 문법Related grammar

Other expressions you will meet alongside this one.

-기 일쑤이다 -gi ilssu-ida An expression used to state that the incident mentioned in the preceding statement happens frequently. TOPIK 6 -기 짝이 없다 -gi jjagi eopda An expression used to stress that something is incomparably great or severe. TOPIK 6 -는 한이 있어도 -neun hani isseodo -는 한이 있더라도 An expression used to indicate the speaker's commitment to accomplish the following statement, although the speaker must overcome the extreme… TOPIK 6 -는다는 -neundaneun -ㄴ다는 · -는단 · -다는 An expression used to quote someone while modifying the following noun. TOPIK 6 -는다던가 -neundadeon-ga -다던가 · -라던가 (formal, moderately addressee-lowering) An expression used to ask the listener something to check the information. TOPIK 6 -어 치우다 -아 치우다 · -여 치우다 TOPIK 6

자주 묻는 질문Common questions

What does -으려도 mean in Korean?

-으려도 is a expression introduced at 6급 (TOPIK 6). An expression used to indicate that although one intends to do a certain act, one cannot do it.

When do you use -으려도?

A contracted form of -으려고 하여도. The other shape is -려도 — same point, different environment.

What is the difference between -으려도 and -려도?

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 -으려도?

6급 — TOPIK 6, mastery. It is one of 56 grammar points at that level.

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