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It is attached to the stem of an action verb or a descriptive verb to express the result in the following clause that happened due to an event or a situation. What the speaker has recognized and knew is included in the preceding clause.
요즘 대학생들이 술을 자주 안 마시다 보니 대학가 근처에서 술집을 찾기가 힘들어졌어요.
Since college students don’t drink often these days, it’s hard to find a bar near universities.
그 제품은 워낙 인기가 많다 보니 주문하신 후에 일주일 정도 기다리셔야 해요.
That product is so popular that you have to wait about a week after your order.
여기 주변 환경이 아이를 키우기에 적당하다 보니 이사를 오는 젊은 부부가 많아졌어요.
As the environment around here is suitable for raising children, the number of young couples moving in has increased.
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와, 이렇게 생선이 통째로 들어있는 김치는 처음 봐요.
Wow, I’ve never seen kimchi with such a fish as a whole in it.
예전부터 바닷가 마을에서는 생선을 이용해서 이렇게 김치를 담가 먹었대요.
I heard that in the past, people used fish to make kimchi in seashore villages.
그럼 내륙 지방에서는 이런 김치를 볼 수가 없겠군요.
Then you won’t be able to see this kind of kimchi in inland areas.
그렇죠. 대신 채소들의 종류가 다양하니까 여러 채소로 김치를 담가 먹었지요.
Right. But people made kimchi with various vegetables since there are many kinds of them.
지역별로 김치의 재료가 달라진다는 거군요.
You are saying the ingredients for kimchi vary from region to region.
지역마다 많이 나는 농산물과 해산물이 다르니까요. 그렇다 보니 김치의 맛도 조금씩 다르답니다.
It’s because each region differs in abundant agricultural products and seafood. Because of that, the taste of kimchi is also slightly different.
Related words
통째 whole
내륙 inland
나다 to grow
농산물 agricultural products
Source: Yonsei University. Korean Language Institute
