-다(가) 보면
da(ga) bomyeon
Grammar · 1 sense
if you keep doing X
Examples
강력계 형사로 활동하다 보면 위험에 처할 때도 있어서 호신술로 합기도 배웠죠.
In my career as a homicide detective, there are times I'm put in danger, so I learned hapkido for self-defense.
그 선배와 함께 일하다 보면 좋은 호텔리어란 뭔지 곧 알게 될 겁니다.
If you work with him for a while, you'll come to know what it means to be a good hotelier.
헬스 꾸준히 가다 보면 살 빠질 거예요.
If you keep going to the gym consistently, you'll be able to lose weight.
When you'd hear it
This pattern is common in conversational Korean and also appears in advice, interviews, and explanatory writing. It describes a result that emerges after continuing an activity over time, rather than a single hypothetical condition.
What learners get wrong
Do not treat it as interchangeable with -(으)면: -(으)면 can describe a one-time condition, while -다(가) 보면 highlights repeated or ongoing action leading to an eventual result.
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