V + -도록 하다 / -게(끔)V + -dorok hada / -ge(kkeum)
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V + -도록 하다 / -게(끔) – Make Sure to Do / So That

Meaning: Make sure to; see to it that; so that

Conjugation & Pattern

  • Directive / Advice: V + -도록 하세요 / 합시다
  • Pledge / Resolution: V + -도록 하겠습니다 (I will make sure to...)
  • Purpose connective: V + -도록 / -게 / -게끔 + Main clause (So that...)

Detailed Usage

(1) 'V + -도록 하다': Used as '-도록 하세요' for polite directives (e.g., a teacher instructing students), or as '-도록 하겠습니다' when pledging to do something (e.g., promising not to be late). (2) Mid-sentence 'V + -게 / -게끔 / -도록' means 'so that / in order that'.

Example Sentences

  1. 1

    다음부터는 절대 수업에 늦지 않도록 하겠습니다.

    Daeumbuteoneun jeoldae sueobe neutji andorok hagetseumnida.

    From next time on, I will make sure never to be late for class.

  2. 2

    금요일까지 보고서를 꼭 제출하도록 하세요.

    Geumyoilkkaji bogoseoreul kkok jechulhadorok haseyo.

    Please make sure to submit the report by Friday.

  3. 3

    뒷사람들도 잘 들을 수 있게 마이크를 사용해 주세요.

    Dwitsaramdeuldo jal deureul su itge maikeureul sayonghae juseyo.

    Please use a microphone so that people in the back can hear well.

Important Notes

'-게끔' is an emphatic variant of the purpose connective '-게' ('so as to ensure that...').

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