What's the difference between 아무거마/뭐라도, 아무때나/언제라도 when used as anything, anytime, etc
I understand that the structure ~라도 can have many different meanings depending on how it is used, but sometimes, when using it to mean "anything, anytime, anywhere, etc" it seems that it can (not always) have the same nuance as 아무거나, 아무때나, 아무대나, etc.

For example, are these two sentences different at all?:

1) 내가 언제라도 갈 수 있어요
2) 내가 아무때나 갈 수 있어요
(실은... 이젠 2를 쓰니까 좀 이상하는 것 같은데요..)

Thanks! :)

Question

What's the difference between 아무거마/뭐라도, 아무때나/언제라도 when used as anything, anytime, etc
I understand that the structure ~라도 can have many different meanings depending on how it is used, but sometimes, when using it to mean "anything, anytime, anywhere, etc" it seems that it can (not always) have the same nuance as 아무거나, 아무때나, 아무대나, etc.

For example, are these two sentences different at all?:

1) 내가 언제라도 갈 수 있어요
2) 내가 아무때나 갈 수 있어요
(실은... 이젠 2를 쓰니까 좀 이상하는 것 같은데요..)

Thanks! :)

Answer

"나는" would be more natural rather than "내가" in the sentences.
나는 언제라도(or 언제든지) 갈 수 있어요.
= 나는 아무 때나 갈 수 있어요.
Both are slightly different in nuance, but I wouldn't worry about it.

\^o^/

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