V+ 도록¹(목적)

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한국에서 몇 번 운전을 해 봤는데 차가 자주 막히는 것 같아요.
I've been driving a few times in Korea and it seems that cars often get blocked.
이 시간에는 잘 안 막히는데 오늘 유난히 차가 많네요.
At this time it doesn't get blocked, but there are unusually a lot of cars today.
저기 옆길로 가는 차도 있는데 저 길은 뭐예요?
There's a car that's going on the side. What's that road?
긴급 차량이 가도록 만든 갓길이에요.
The shoulder (of the road) is for emergency vehicles.
정말 어이없네요. 저런 얌체들은 처벌을 받아야 하는 것 아니에요?
I'm seriously dumbfounded. Those kinds of selfish people should receive a penalty.
갓길로 가다가 단속 카메라에 찍히면 벌금 6만원을 내야 할 거예요.
If you go on the shoulder (of the road) and get a crackdown by the camera, you will have to pay a fine of 60,000 won.

V+ 도록¹(목적)
As it is attached to an action verb's stem, the preceding clause becomes the purpose of the following clause's behavior.

버스 전용 차로는 버스만 다니도록 만든 길이에요.
The bus lane is only used by the bus.

필요할 때 잘 찾아볼 수 있도록 정리를 잘 해 두세요.
Please, keep it organized so you can find it when you need it.

음식은 상하지 않도록 냉장고에 넣어 두는 게 좋겠어요.
Please, put the food in the refrigerator so it will not become rotten.

Related words
유난히 unusually
긴급 emergency
차량 vehicle
갓길 the shoulder (of the road)
정체 hold-up
어이없다 to be dumbfounded
얌체 a selfish (sly) person
처벌 penalty
단속 crackdown
전용 exclusive use

Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute

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