Question on the use of 도

[tehrollingstones_225941]

Hey, can someone please explain how to use the particle 도 correctly. In a lesson, the position of 도 changes which has confused me.

In the first instance, 도 replaces 는:

B: The convenience store is at the dormitory building 편의점이기숙사빌딩에있어요
A: Then, where is the cafeteria? 그러면, 카페테리아는어디에있어요?
B: The cafeteria is also in the dormitory building 카페테리아도기숙사빌딩에있어요

However, in the second sentence, 도 is added after 에:

A: Where is the elephant? 코끼리가어디있어여?
B: The elephant is on top of the desk책상위에있어요
C: There is also an elephant under the desk책사밑에도있어요

Is 도 is added after 에 because the sentence is shortened (코끼리가 has been omitted) which means there is no particle for replace 도 with.

For the second conversation, could I also write:

C: There is also an elephant under the desk 코끼리도책사밑에있어요, which means that same thing?

Thanks!

[fej4955]

However, in the second sentence, 도 is added after 에:

A: Where is the elephant? 코끼리가어디있어여?
B: The elephant is on top of the desk책상위에있어요
C: There is also an elephant under the desk책사밑에도있어요

Is 도 is added after 에 because the sentence is shortened (코끼리가 has been omitted) which means there is no particle for replace 도 with.

For the second conversation, could I also write:

C: There is also an elephant under the desk 코끼리도책사밑에있어요, which means that same thing?

Thanks!

Hello,

this is my idea

책사밑 에도 있어요
"also under the desk"
코끼리도 책사밑에 있어요
"Also an elephant is under the desk"
코끼리가 책사밑에도 있어요
"An elephant is also under the desk"

Thus the difference: Also the elephant is under the desk / The elephant is also under the desk.
People actually say "wrong", when saying "어디 있어요?" It should be "에", like this "어디에 있어요?"

I hope this helps.

[community.korean]

Hi there,

The particle 도 means too, also, indeed, even. And it emphasizes the word before it.

B: The convenience store is at the dormitory building 편의점이기숙사빌딩에있어요
A: Then, where is the cafeteria? 그러면, 카페테리아는어디에있어요?
B: The cafeteria is also in the dormitory building 카페테리아도기숙사빌딩에있어요

Here, B is putting an emphasis on the fact that not only the convenience store but even the cafeteria is in the dormitory building.

A: Where is the elephant? 코끼리가어디있어여?
B: The elephant is on top of the desk책상위에있어요
C: There is also an elephant under the desk책상밑에도있어요

In this dialogue, 도 is added after 에 because under the desk is directional so you need to keep 에.


For the second conversation, could I also write:

C: There is also an elephant under the desk 코끼리도책사밑에있어요, which means that same thing?

If you add 도 after 코끼리, you change the meaning to "also an elephant is under the desk" implying that there is something else under the desk.

Thank you,

Claire
Team KoreanClass101.com