darse cuenta

Spanish

Verb

darse cuenta (first-person singular present me doy cuenta, first-person singular preterite me di cuenta, past participle dado cuenta)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive with de) to notice, to realize, to figure out, to pick up on
    Synonym: (Mexico) darse color
    Al fin me di cuenta de que estaba perdido.
    I finally realized I was lost.
    Pocos pueden darse cuenta de sus defectos.
    Few people can recognize their faults.
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