N + -(이)라도 (Even if it's just..., any ... at all)
Meaning: 1) Even if it's just... (a second-best alternative). 2) With question words (언제라도, 어느 것이라도): any ... at all.
Conjugation & Pattern
- Noun with batchim + -이라도 | Noun without batchim + -라도
- Combined with adverbs/particles: 에라도, 에서라도, 늦게라도
- With question words: 언제라도 (anytime), 어느 것이라도 (anything)
Detailed Usage
Used to settle for a second-best option when the ideal one is unavailable, with question words to mean 'any ... whatsoever', or to guess a surprising possibility ('Did you win the lottery or something?').
Example Sentences
- 1
커피가 없는데 물이라도 마실래?
Keopiga eomneunde murirado masillae?
There's no coffee; would you like to drink at least some water?
- 2
오고 싶으면 언제라도 괜찮으니까 편하게 오세요.
Ogo sipeumyeon eonjerado gwaenchaneunikka pyeonhage oseyo.
If you want to come, anytime at all is fine, so feel free to visit.
- 3
기분이 좋아 보이는데 혹시 복권이라도 당첨된 거 아니에요?
Gibuni jota boineunde hoksi bokgwonirado dangcheomdoen geo anieyo?
You look in a great mood—did you win the lottery or something?
Important Notes
Unlike -도 ('also'), -(이)라도 carries a nuance of concession or settling for a fallback option.
