Korean grammar · Level 4 · 4급
V-다 보니
As I kept doing…
V-다 보니 means that while you kept doing something, you found yourself somewhere new — a change or a discovery you didn't plan. It attaches to the verb stem, and the second half often ends in -게 됐어요 or -아/어졌어요. Compare -고 보니 below, which is about the moment an action is finished.
Examples
노래를 듣다 보니 한국어가 늘었어요.
From listening to songs, my Korean got better.
매일 만나다 보니 친해졌어요.
We met every day, and we became close.
드라마를 보다 보니 밤을 새웠어요.
I kept watching the drama and ended up staying up all night.
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