Using -도 with verbs
Using -도 with nouns and pronouns is relatively simple, since you just have to add -도 after a noun or a pronoun as explained in the previous lesson.
Let us review.
물 주세요. [mul ju-se-yo.] = Give me water, please.
물도 주세요. [mul-do ju-se-yo.] = Give me water, too, please.
내일 갈 거예요. [nae-il gal geo-ye-yo.] = I will go tomorrow.
내일도 갈 거예요. [nae-il-do gal geo-ye-yo.] = I will go (again) tomorrow, too.
Now, in order to use -도 with verbs, we need to learn how to change a verb into a noun.
Usng - 도 with verbs
= Noun form of the verb + -도 하다
You can’t just use -도 with the verb itself, and you have to change the verb into the noun form. By doing this and adding the verb 하다, you are literally saying “to do + the verb in the noun form + also”. It may sound complicated but this is no different from any other verb conjugation. Just remember -도 하다 [-do hada] as a set.
How do you change a verb into a noun?
There are a few different ways to change a verb into a noun. This is similar to using verbs in the “to do” and “doing” format and also using the nouns for the verbs (i.e. act and action, sing and
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song, etc.) but today we are looking at just one of those ways.
Adding -기 [-gi] to the verb stem to change a verb into a noun
보다 [bo-da] = to see
Noun form: 보 + -기 = 보기 [bo-gi]
보다 --> 보기도 하다 [bo-gi-do ha-da] = to also see, to even see
먹다 [meok-da] = to eat
Noun form: 먹 + -기 = 먹기 [meok-gi]
먹기 --> 먹기도 하다 [meok-gi-do ha-da] = to also eat, to even eat
More examples
잡다 [jap-da] = to catch
--> 잡기도 하다 [jap-gi-do ha-da] = to also catch, to even catch
팔다 [pal-da] = to sell
--> 팔기도 하다 [pal-gi-do ha-da] = to also sell, to even sell
사다 [sa-da] = to buy
--> 사기도 하다 [sa-gi-do ha-da] = to also buy, to even buy
** Note that verbs that are in the form of “Noun + 하다” already (i.e. 공부하다, 청소하다, 노래하다, 준비하다, 요리하다, etc) don’t have to be changed in this manner. You can just separate the noun part from 하다 and add -도 after the noun part. (i.e. 공부도 하다, 청소도 하다, 노래도 하다, 준비도 하다, 요리도 하다, etc)
Sample sentences
1.
저는 영어도 가르쳐요.
[jeo-neun yeong-eo-do ga-reu-chyeo-yo.]
= I teach English as well.
저는 영어를 가르치기도 해요.
[jeo-neun yeong-eo-reul ga-reu-chi-gi-do hae-yo.]
= I also teach English.
= I even teach English.
= I also work as an English teacher.
2.
컴퓨터도 고쳐요.
[keom-pyu-teo-do go-chyeo-yo.]
= I fix computers as well.
컴퓨터를 고치기도 해요.
[keom-pyu-teo-reul go-chi-gi-do hae-yo.]
= I also fix computers.
= I even fix computers.