This grammatical structure expresses multiple actions or states happening at the same time, giving each of the actions/states an equal probability/frequency.This structure can be used to show contrast between an action/state’s taking place and not taking place, or contrast between two different actions/states. It is traslated into English as “sometimes + verb A, sometimes verb B” or “verb A + B at the same time.”
Ex) 좋다 + 나쁘다
▷▷ 좋기도 하고, 나쁘기도 해요.
(= It's sometimes good, sometimes bad.)
(= It's good and bad at the same time.)
Ex) 하다 x 2
▷▷ 하기도 하고, 안 하기도 해요.
(= Sometimes I do it, sometimes I don't.)
– I sometimes like soju, and sometimes I hate it.
2. 좋기도 하고 나쁘기도 해요. [좋다, 나쁘다] (jokido hago, nappeugido haeyo.)
– It's good and bad at the same time.
3. 맵기도 하고, 달기도 해요. [맵다, 달다] (maepgido hago, dalgido haeyo.)
– It's spicy and sweet at the same time.
4. 어렵기도 하고, 재미있기도 해요. [어렵다, 재미있다] (eoryeopgido hago, jaemiitgido haeyo)
– It's difficult and interesting at the same time.
5. 그렇기도 하고, 그렇지 않기도 해요. [그렇다] (geureokido hago, geureochi ankido haeyo)
– It is so, but it is not so at the same time.
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