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,
Lets see some example sentences :
- I gained a lot of weight because I kept eating hamburgers.
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.
- I missed the scent of coffee because I couldn't go to a cafe these days.
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 keep eating, everything happens.
먹고살다 보니까 별 일이 다 일어나네요.
- After confessing only with red roses for hundreds of years, it seems not fun and somewhat cliche.
수백 년간 오직 빨간 장미로만 고백하다 보니까 재미가 없고 다소 진부해 보이기도 해요.