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그러다 보니

geureoda boni

A. 그러다 보니 B. · after verbs: -다 보니

and so (over time), as a result of that

Example

매일 야근했어요. 그러다 보니 건강이 나빠졌어요.

I worked late every day. And over time, my health got worse.

Word parts

그러다 'to do so' + -다 보니 'as one keeps doing (one finds that)'.

Good to know

Shows a result that came gradually, often unplanned, from repeating something: 자주 만났어요. 그러다 보니 친해졌어요.