-도록 하다

Please do..., Be sure to..., Let's...

Explanation

This expression is used to instruct or suggest a course of action to someone.

It is stronger than -아/어보세요 and is used when a person wants to give advice or make a suggestion a bit more softly than what can be expressed using the form -()세요.

Details

1. This expression is only used in imperative and propositive sentences. Thus, it cannot be preceded by -아/어서 to express a reason in the same sentence.

기침이 심해서 약을 먹도록 하세요.

2. When instructed to do something in this form, the hearer can answer using the similar form -도록 하겠습니다 meaning that he or she will do the action being requested.

가: 기말시험을 잘 봐야 진급할 수 있으니까 열심히 공부하도록 하세요.
You have to do well on your final exams to advance to the next grade, so please
study hard.
나: 네, 열심히 공부하도록 하겠습니다.
Okay, I
will study hard.