V + -아/어 보니까 – Upon Trying / Having Tried..., I Realized...

Conjugation & Pattern

• Verb stem ending in ㅏ, ㅗ: + -아 보니까 / 보니 (살다 -> 살아 보니까)
• Verb stem ending in other vowels: + -어 보니까 / 보니 (입다 -> 입어 보니까, 열다 -> 열어 보니까)
• Verb stem ending in 하다: -> 해 보니까 / 보니 (일하다 -> 일해 보니까)

Detailed Usage

Combines '-아/어 보다' (try/experience) and '-(으)니까' (discovery). Used when the speaker personally tries or experiences the action in the first clause and discovers a new fact or impression in the second clause.

Example Sentences

1. 1

   선물 상자를 열어 보니까 예쁜 꽃다발이 들어 있었어요.

   Seonmul sangjareul yeoreo bonikka yeppeun kkotdabari deureo isseosseoyo.

   When I opened the gift box, there was a pretty bouquet of flowers inside.

2. 2

   집에 와서 새로 산 옷을 입어 보니까 사이즈가 좀 작았어요.

   Jibe waseo saero san oseul ibeo bonikka saijeuga jom jagasseoyo.

   When I came home and tried on the newly bought clothes, the size was a bit small.

3. 3

   외국에서 혼자 살아 보니까 생각했던 것보다 훨씬 힘들어요.

   Oegugeseo honja sara bonikka saenggakhaetdeon geotboda hwolssin himdeureoyo.

   Having lived alone abroad, I find it much harder than I had thought.