biga jogeum odeorado jeonghwa hwaldongeul gyesokhapnida.

Even if it rains a little, we will continue the clean-up activity.

Breakdown of biga jogeum odeorado jeonghwa hwaldongeul gyesokhapnida.

• 비: rain
• 조금: a little
• 계속하다: to continue
• 정화 활동: the environmental clean-up activity

Questions & Answers about biga jogeum odeorado jeonghwa hwaldongeul gyesokhapnida.

What does -더라도 mean in 오더라도?

-더라도 means even if or even though in the sense of the following action will still happen regardless of that condition.

So in 비가 조금 오더라도, the speaker is saying:

• Even if it rains a little
• Even if a little rain comes
• the main action still happens: 정화 활동을 계속합니다.

This ending often sounds a bit firm or determined, as if the speaker is saying that the condition will not change the plan.

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How is 오더라도 different from 와도?

Both can mean even if it comes / even if it rains, but there is a nuance difference.

• 비가 조금 와도 정화 활동을 계속합니다.

  • More everyday and straightforward
  • Simply means even if it rains a little, we continue

• 비가 조금 오더라도 정화 활동을 계속합니다.

  • Slightly more formal or emphatic
  • Feels more like even if that happens, we will still continue anyway

So -아/어도 is very common in speech, while -더라도 often sounds a little more deliberate, formal, or strongly concessive.

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