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도 is not 'also' — it is a hand adding one more

The picture A hand setting one more thing on a pile that already exists. Nothing new is started — something is added on top.

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  1. one more on top

    같이 갈게요.

    jeo-do ga-chi gal-ge-yo

    I'll come along too.

  2. today on top of yesterday

    오늘 잔업이에요.

    o-neul-do ja-neo-bi-e-yo

    Overtime again today.

  3. even the bottom one

    바빠서 점심 못 먹었어요.

    ba-ppa-seo jeom-sim-do mot meo-geo-sseo-yo

    I was so busy I didn't even get lunch.

    점심을 못 먹었어요 is just the fact; 점심도 adds the sting of 'not even that'.

  4. the pile overflowing

    두 시간 넘게 기다렸어요.

    du si-gan-do neom-ge gi-da-ryeo-sseo-yo

    I waited over two hours.

  5. this one and that one

    카드 되고 현금 돼요.

    ka-deu-do doe-go hyeon-geum-do dwae-yo

    Card works, and cash works too.

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