V + -다(가) 보니까 (-다 보니) – After Keep Doing..., I Found / Ended Up...
Meaning: As I kept doing X, I realized / ended up Y (past/present result)
Conjugation & Pattern
- Verb stem (V) + -다(가) 보니까 / -다(가) 보니 ('가' is usually omitted)
Detailed Usage
Indicates that while repeatedly doing or being absorbed in the action of the first clause, the speaker came to a realization or naturally reached an actualized state in the second clause.
Example Sentences
- 1
한국에서 자꾸 먹다 보니 이제는 매운 음식도 아주 잘 먹게 되었어요.
Hangugeseo jakku meokda boni ijeneun maeun eumsikdo aju jal meokge doeeosseoyo.
After eating it repeatedly in Korea, I have now come to eat spicy food very well.
- 2
오랜만에 만난 친구랑 이야기하다 보니까 어느새 밤 12시가 넘었더라고요.
Oraenmane mannan chingurang iyagihada bonikka eoneusae bam 12siga neomeotdeoragoyo.
As I kept chatting with a friend I hadn't seen in a long time, I realized it was already past midnight.
- 3
경제 신문을 매일 읽다 보니까 자연스럽게 경제에 대해 잘 알게 되었습니다.
Gyeongje sinmuneul maeil ikda bonikka jayeonseureopge gyeongjee daehae jal alge doeeotseumnida.
As I kept reading economic newspapers every day, I naturally came to know a lot about economics.
Important Notes
Compare with '-다(가) 보면': '-다 보면' predicts a future outcome ('-(으)ㄹ 것이다'), whereas '-다 보니까 / -다 보니' explains how a past or present outcome actually came about ('-게 되었다', '-았/었다').
