📘 Intermediate Day 19: Expressing Effort – ~도록 / ~(으)려고 노력하다 Welcome to Day 19 of the Intermediate Korean series! 💪 In today’s lesson, we’ll learn how to express effort, goals, and purpose using two common Korean grammar patterns: ~도록 – so that / to the point that ~(으)려고 노력하다 – to try to / to make an effort to These are essential when you want to talk about your goals, intentions, or how hard you’re trying to do something — especially useful in both daily conversation and formal situations like work or study. 📘 1. ~(으)려고 노력하다 – “To Try To…” This expression literally means “to make an effort in order to do something.” It’s often used to show that you're putting in conscious effort to achieve a goal. 🔧 Pattern: Verb stem + (으)려고 노력하다 📌 Examples: 한국어를 매일 공부하려고 노력해요 . han-guk-eo-reul mae-il gong-bu-ha-ryeo-go no-ryeok-hae-yo 👉 I try to study Korean every day. 실수하지 않으려고 노력해요 . sil-su-ha-ji an-eu-ryeo-go no-ryeok-hae-yo ...

📘 How to Use ~도록 – Expressing Purpose or Extent in Korean Do you want to say “I study hard so that I can pass,” “Stay here until I come back,” or “I practiced until I could speak fluently” in Korean? Then you need to learn ~도록 – a versatile grammar form that’s used to express **purpose, result, extent, or condition**. Whether you want to show why you did something, how far you went, or what the outcome should be, ~도록 is the tool for the job. 📌 What is ~도록? ~도록 has several meanings, depending on the context: So that / In order to – purpose To the point that / Until – extent or degree By the time / For – time or condition Structure: Verb stem + 도록 📘 Example Sentences 시험에 합격하도록 열심히 공부했어요 – I studied hard so that I could pass the test si-heom-e hap-gyeok-ha-do-rok yeol-shim-hi gong-bu-hae-sseo-yo 그가 이해하도록 설명했어요 – I explained it so that he could understand geu-ga i-hae-ha-do-rok seol-myeong-hae-sseo-yo 울 정도로 감동적이었어요 – It was touching to the poi...