V + -다(가) 보면 – If You Keep Doing... (Eventual Result)
Meaning: If you keep doing..., eventually...; as you continue to...
Conjugation & Pattern
- Verb stem (V) + -다(가) 보면 (most commonly shortened to -다 보면)
Detailed Usage
Expresses a cumulative condition: if the action in the first clause is repeated or continued over a period of time, the result in the second clause will naturally follow.
Example Sentences
- 1
포기하지 않고 노력하다 보면 언젠가는 성공하게 될 거예요.
Pogihaji ango noryeokhada bomyeon eonjenganeun seonggonghage doel geoyeyo.
If you keep trying without giving up, you will eventually succeed someday.
- 2
외국에서 혼자 살다 보면 저절로 요리도 잘하게 돼요.
Oegugeseo honja salda bomyeon jeojeollo yorido jalhage dwaeyo.
If you keep living alone abroad, you naturally get good at cooking.
- 3
친한 친구들하고 정신없이 떠들다 보면 시간 가는 줄 몰라요.
Chinhan chingudeulhago jeongsineopsi tteodeulda bomyeon sigan ganeun jul mollayo.
When you keep chatting away with close friends, you lose track of time.
Important Notes
The first clause never takes a past tense marker, and the main clause expresses a future outcome or general truth (often paired with '-(으)ㄹ 것이다' or '-게 되다').
