Says what something is for, or how far it goes: 늦지 않도록 일찍 나왔어요 (neutji antorok iljjik nawasseoyo), "I left early so I wouldn't be late".
Checked against the official learner dictionary from the National Institute of Korean Language
- Same form after any verb or adjective stem, with no past tense on it.
- 도록 하다 tells someone to do something, or says you'll make sure to.
Build it
When to use it
So that
The purpose of the second part.
Until, to the point that
How far something goes.
Make sure to
도록 하다, for instructions.
Watch out
도록 never takes 았/었. The tense goes on the last verb: 나왔어요.
In context
9 examples- 1
늦지 않도록 일찍 출발했어요.
Neutji antorok iljjik chulbalhaesseoyo.
I set off early so I wouldn't be late.
- 2
아기가 잘 수 있도록 조용히 해 주세요.
Agiga jal su itdorok joyonghi hae juseyo.
Please keep it down so the baby can sleep.
- 3
배가 아프도록 웃었어요.
Baega apeudorok useosseoyo.
I laughed until my stomach hurt.
- 4
다 들리도록 크게 말해 주세요.
Da deullidorok keuge malhae juseyo.
Please speak up so that everyone can hear.
- 5
감기에 걸리지 않도록 조심하세요.
Gamgie geolliji antorok josimhaseyo.
Be careful so you don't catch a cold.
- 6
밤새도록 이야기했어요.
Bamsaedorok iyagihaesseoyo.
We talked all night long.
- 7
목이 아프도록 노래했어요.
Mogi apeudorok noraehaesseoyo.
I sang until my throat hurt.
- 8
아이들이 먹을 수 있도록 덜 맵게 만들었어요.
Aideuri meogeul su itdorok deol maepge mandeureosseoyo.
I made it less spicy so the kids could eat it.
- 9
앞으로는 일찍 오도록 하겠습니다.
Apeuroneun iljjik odorok hagetseumnida.
I'll make sure to come early from now on.
Practice
6 questions들리다 + 도록
도록 or 게?
For "so that", 게 ge and 도록 are often interchangeable, and 도록 sounds a little more formal:
- 잘 보이게 크게 써 주세요. jal boige keuge sseo juseyo
- 잘 보이도록 크게 써 주세요. jal boidorok keuge sseo juseyo
Both mean "please write it big so it's easy to see".
도록 or (으)려고?
(으)려고 (eu)ryeogo is about what you yourself intend to do: 일찍 일어나려고 일찍 자요, "I go to bed early so I can get up early". 도록 is about the result you want, and that result can be someone else's: 아이가 잘 수 있도록 조용히 해요, "keep it down so the child can sleep".
Look it up in the dictionary
The entry for 도록 in two trusted Korean dictionaries.