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
    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.
    Synonym: (Mexico) darse color
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