LEARN + KOREAN / 88 of 125 TOPIK II
Keep at It, I Found -다 보면
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You try a pottery class and find it unexpectedly calming. That is one experience you can report. If a friend keeps practising, they may discover their own benefits over time. Korean distinguishes the remembered discovery from the expected result of continuing.
Continue and See What Happens
Verb stem + -다 보면 describes a result or discovery that comes during continued or repeated activity: 연습하다 보면, 듣다 보면. The result often has a general or future reading. -다 보니까 can describe a result you have already reached through that process.
gyesok yeonseuphada bomyeon iksukhaejil geoyeyo.
If you keep practising, you’ll get used to it.
chaegeul ikda bomyeon sigani geumbang gayo.
When I get absorbed in reading, time passes quickly.
Report Your Own Discovery
Attach -더라고요 to a verb or adjective stem to recall something you directly observed or experienced. Nouns take -(이)더라고요. It shares the discovery with the listener rather than simply stating a general fact.
jikjeop hae bonikka saenggakboda jaemiitdeoragoyo.
When I tried it myself, I found it more fun than I expected.
geu kapeneun achimedo sarami manteoragoyo.
I found that café was busy even in the morning.
Hint · 힌트
Use -더라고요 for a remembered observation, rather than as a routine substitute for “I did.” Reporting your own deliberate action normally needs the ordinary past; describing a feeling you discovered through it can suit -더라고요.
Vocabulary
| Korean | English |
|---|---|
gyesok | continuously |
iksukhaejida | to get used to |
geumbang | quickly |
jikjeop | personally |
saenggakboda | more than expected |
jaemiitda | to be fun |
chwimi | hobby |
yeoga | leisure |
undong | exercise |
sanchaek | walk |
deungsan | hiking |
jajeongeo | bicycle |
suyeong | swimming |
yoga | yoga |
teniseu | tennis |
nonggu | basketball |
chukgu | football |
geim | game |
dokseo | reading |
geurim | picture or drawing |
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