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Decoded Slug: ~아/어 오다 [a/eo oda] (Come to do)
Korean Grammar Point
~아/어 오다 [a/eo oda] (Come to do)
~아/어 오다 [a/eo oda] (Come to do)
Short explanation:
Used to express the process of doing something over time or gradual change.
Formation:
Verb-stem + 아/어 오다
Examples:
그는 한 달 동안 매일 한국어를 공부하여 오다 보니 이제 한국어를 유창하게 할 수 있어요.
Geuneun han dal dongan maeil hangug-eoreul gongbuhae oda boni ije hangug-eoreul yuchanghage hal su iss-eoyo.
He has been studying Korean every day for a month, so now he can speak Korean fluently.
우리는 매일 같이 운동하다가 어느새 강해져 오다 보니 마라톤도 완주할 수 있게 되었어요.
Urineun maeil gachi undonghadaga eoneusae ganghaejyeo oda boni marathon-do wanjuhal su itge doeeosseoyo.
We have gradually become stronger by exercising together every day, and now we can even finish a marathon.
미나는 그림을 그려오다 보니 점점 잘 그리게 되었어요.
Mina-neun geurimeul geuryeo oda boni jeomjeom jal geurige doeeosseoyo.
Mina has come to draw well by drawing pictures continually.
해가 저무어 오다 보니 곧 어둠이 밀려들어 왔어요.
Haega jeomueo oda boni got eodumi millyeodeureowasseoyo.
As the sun set, darkness soon came rolling in.
Long explanation:
'~아/어 오다 [a/eo oda]' is a verb ending used in Korean to express an action that has been in progress or developing up to the present moment. The ending carries a sense of gradual change along a continuous timeline. It can give the meaning of accumulation of a certain action until the present moment. In English, it might be roughly equivalent to expressions like 'have been doing', 'have become' or 'come to do' depending on the context.