Learn Korean: 혹시라도 + Verb

Let's take a look at the Korean sentence pattern 혹시라도 + Verb. We often hear 혹시 used at the start of a question as in 혹시 남하진이란 분 아세요?  (Do you know someone named Nam Ha Jin). It makes your question polite and unassuming. When combined with 라도 (which doesn't have a definite meaning), it carries the nuance just in case. The verb that follows take the if-verb ending -(으)면. It is often used to make a request that somehow benefits the speaker.

혹시라도 내 남자친구 만나면 그런 짓 하지마.

Just in case you meet my boyfriend, don’t do that again.

혹시라도 우리 집에 갈 일 생기면 날 모르는 척해.

Just in case you get to come to our house, pretend you don’t know me.

혹시라도 내 가방 찾으면 나한테만 돌려줘.

Just in case you find my bag, just returned it to me, not somebody else.