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으)니까 Discovery Form 거울을 보니까 혀가 아주 빨갰어요

Front 거울을 보니까 혀가 아주 빨갰어요
Back I looked in the mirror, and my tongue was very red
Notes As a causation connective 'because', -(으)니까 expresses a reason for a state or action.
In its discovery function 'when', -(으)니까 marks an action leading to a discovery or realization.

The principle can be affixed by tense markers -았/었-, -겠-, or by the future form -(으)ㄹ 거-. Additionally, -(으)니까 can be followed by the topic marker -은/는, resulting in the abbreviated form -(으)니깐.

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