V ~다 보니까 [ Korean Grammar ]

January 21, 2022

Smriti

Today we'll be looking at the usage of " V ~다 보니까 " Korean grammar point with some examples.

Usage :

This grammar pattern is used to express a realization after performing a continuous action. For example, if you want to say, "After eating frequently, I am able to eat spicy food well now", then you can say, "계속 먹다 보니까 이제 매운 음식도 잘 먹게 됐어요."

It is used when the action is repeatedly taking place and new information or state of affairs occurs in the following statement resulting from the preceding action.

Conjugation rule :

Remove 다 from the base form of the verb and add 다 보니까 after it.

For example,

가다 - 가다 보니까

먹다 - 먹다 보니까

살다 - 살다 보니까

고백하다 - 고백하다 보니까

공부하다 - 공부하다 보니까

만들다 - 만들다 보니까

Lets see some example sentences :

As I kept eating hamburgers, I put on a lot of weight.
햄버거를 계속 먹다 보니까 살이 많이 쪘어요.

In the above sentence the speaker is continuing the action of eating burgers which resulted in gaining a lot of weight.

Since I haven't been able to go to cafes recently, I have missed the aroma of coffee.
요즘 카페에 못 가다 보니까 커피 향기가 몹시 그리웠어요.

Here the speaker couldn't go to a cafe for a prolonged period of time and the action is being continued which resulted him missing the scent of coffee.

I learn a lot from making furniture with my friends.
가구를 친구들과 직접 만들다 보니까 많은 것을 배웁니다.
As I studied, it became 12 o'clock.
제가 공부하다 보니까 12시가 되었어요.
As I've been living, all sorts of things are happening.
먹고살다 보니까 별 일이 다 일어나네요.
After confessing only with red roses for hundreds of years, it seems boring and somewhat cliche.
수백 년간 오직 빨간 장미로만 고백하다 보니까 재미가 없고 다소 진부해 보이기도 해요.

Smriti

Smriti Ekka graduated in Commerce and Library science, and currently she is working as a content writer at TOPIK Guide website. She is a Korean language and culture enthusiast and has been working across multiple disciplines which broadly addresses narratives of similarities between Korean and Indian culture. Apart from being a content writer at TOPIK Guide she manages Annyeong India website and has had her pieces published in Learn Korean in India website as well. In her other life, she is a singer, rising entrepreneur, life enthusiast and a learner.

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