Grammar
N도 N도
Meaning
BeginnerN do N do
The particle 도 means 'also/too.' Repeating it after two or more nouns lists multiple things that are all possible, true, or done, similar to English 'both A and B' or 'A as well as B,' usually followed by a predicate about ability or occurrence.
Form
Attach 도 directly to each noun — it doesn't change based on whether the noun ends in a vowel or consonant. If a noun already carries the subject particle 이/가 or object particle 을/를, 도 replaces it: 택배 + 도, 돈 + 도 → 택배도 보내고 돈도 냅니다. It can combine with other particles instead of replacing them, e.g. 에도, 에서도.
Examples
편의점에서 택배도 보내고 돈도 낼 수 있습니다.
At a convenience store, you can also send parcels and pay bills.
매운 음식도 단 음식도 다 좋아해요.
I like spicy food and sweet food both.
형도 동생도 야구를 좋아합니다.
Both the older brother and the younger sibling like baseball.
Common mistakes & nuance
도 replaces 이/가 and 을/를, so you won't see 이도 or 을도 — just N도. But it attaches after location/direction particles rather than replacing them: 학교에도, 집에서도.
Similar grammar
- -뿐만 아니라
-뿐만 아니라 ('not only ~ but also ~') is a more formal, emphatic way to say something is not limited to one item. N도 N도 is a simpler, everyday way of listing multiple things that all apply, without the 'not only' emphasis.