[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"pubgrp:kg-do-doeda:ko:en":3},{"type":4,"slug":5,"title":6,"level":7,"goal":8,"image_path":9,"is_locked":10,"is_daily_free":10,"formula":11,"gloss":8,"desc":14,"desc_audio":9,"voices":15,"examples":16,"fills":53,"choices":54},"grammar","kg-do-doeda","-아도 되다 (May \u002F It's okay)","intermediate","아도\u002F어도 되다: Asking for and giving permission",null,false,[12,13],"Verb stem + 아도\u002F어도 되다 (permission\u002Fallowance)","Verb stem + 아도\u002F어도 되다? (asking permission)","The pattern `아\u002F어도 되다` (or `해도 되다`) expresses that **doing something is permitted, allowed, or acceptable**. The core idea is: \"even if you do X, it is okay\u002Ffine.\" This is fundamentally different from how English speakers typically think about permission.\n\n**Why this matters for English speakers:** In English, we say \"You *can* do this\" or \"You *may* do this\" to grant permission. But Korean doesn't think about permission as something granted from outside—instead, it frames the situation as **\"the consequence of doing this action is acceptable.\"** The `도` particle means \"even\" or \"also,\" and `되다` means \"to work\u002Fbe okay\u002Fbe possible.\" So `아\u002F어도 되다` literally translates to \"even if [you do X], it becomes okay.\" This is a **mindset shift**: rather than \"I give you permission,\" it's \"the result of this action being acceptable.\"\n\n**Another key difference:** English distinguishes between \"can\" (ability) and \"may\" (permission). Korean `아\u002F어도 되다` is specifically about acceptability and permission, not ability. The structure also works with **negative contexts**: `하지 않아도 된다` = \"you don't have to do it \u002F it's okay not to do it.\" This flexibility—saying what's acceptable whether you do something *or* don't do it—is not easily expressed in a single English structure, which shows how different the underlying logic is.\n\nThe pattern is extremely useful in daily Korean because it lets you express what's socially or logically acceptable in a situation, rather than imposing external rules.",[],[17,23,29,35,41,47],{"en":18,"ko":19,"ko_audio":20,"audio":21,"audios":22},"숙제를 내일 해도 되나요?","Is it okay if I do the homework tomorrow? \u002F Can I do the homework tomorrow?","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Ftrans_audio\u002Fa7c769b6-3a4d-4625-9e89-237014635afe.mp3","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Fblock_audio\u002F64eea64b-a456-40b3-a55f-70bd2677cb3d.mp3",{},{"en":24,"ko":25,"ko_audio":26,"audio":27,"audios":28},"여기 앉아도 돼요.","It's fine if you sit here. \u002F You can sit here.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Ftrans_audio\u002Fd3e49424-b468-4c9e-9f32-52903694751d.mp3","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Fblock_audio\u002Fa34d878f-8635-4180-8248-cd81ec0f42d3.mp3",{},{"en":30,"ko":31,"ko_audio":32,"audio":33,"audios":34},"질문해도 되세요.","You may ask questions. \u002F It's okay to ask questions.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Ftrans_audio\u002F802add80-d4d1-4a78-a116-b89694593d05.mp3","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Fblock_audio\u002F9c5ca19c-60b1-4dfe-8cee-e03a9ec72df1.mp3",{},{"en":36,"ko":37,"ko_audio":38,"audio":39,"audios":40},"물을 마셔도 돼?","Can I drink water? \u002F Is it okay if I drink water?","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Ftrans_audio\u002F655aceff-ec82-4af9-babe-145701da9937.mp3","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Fblock_audio\u002F939c6a2b-e105-462d-a337-0f33798eaf61.mp3",{},{"en":42,"ko":43,"ko_audio":44,"audio":45,"audios":46},"이 영화는 아이들도 봐도 되는 영화예요.","This is a movie that even children can watch. \u002F Children are allowed to watch this movie.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Ftrans_audio\u002F65446b2d-39b2-4076-b1a6-74567f8c3c5f.mp3","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Fblock_audio\u002F9752095b-57cc-4cd6-9b59-8bc005bd67ba.mp3",{},{"en":48,"ko":49,"ko_audio":50,"audio":51,"audios":52},"실패해도 돼. 다시 시도해.","It's okay even if you fail. Try again.","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Ftrans_audio\u002F208a5da0-e2c9-4d5d-a69f-1d022e3135f5.mp3","https:\u002F\u002Fpub-96bedcbbfd0f4e5d82c4505745cced9c.r2.dev\u002Fblock_audio\u002F21a4fcd2-54ba-45af-8c9c-71d11727c3b9.mp3",{},[],[55,67,78],{"ko":56,"options":57},"What is the key difference between English \"Can I?\" and Korean \"V-아도\u002F어도 되나요?\"",[58,61,63,65],{"t":59,"ok":60},"English focuses on ability; Korean focuses on acceptability\u002Fharmony",true,{"t":62,"ok":10},"English is more formal than Korean",{"t":64,"ok":10},"They mean exactly the same thing",{"t":66,"ok":10},"Korean is always less polite than English",{"ko":68,"options":69},"What does the `-도` particle contribute to the meaning of `아도\u002F어도 되다`?",[70,72,74,76],{"t":71,"ok":10},"It makes the sentence negative",{"t":73,"ok":60},"It adds the sense of 'even if' or 'even though'",{"t":75,"ok":10},"It indicates future tense",{"t":77,"ok":10},"It shows that someone is in authority",{"ko":79,"options":80},"Which sentence correctly uses `아도\u002F어도 되다` to give permission?",[81,83,85,87],{"t":82,"ok":60},"영화를 봐도 돼. (It's okay if you watch the movie.)",{"t":84,"ok":10},"영화를 봐야 돼. (You must watch the movie.)",{"t":86,"ok":10},"영화를 봤어도 돼. (It was okay that you watched the movie.)",{"t":88,"ok":10},"영화를 보지 않아도 돼. (You shouldn't watch the movie.)"]