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/Sounds like "DAHR" (as in "dart") + "seh" (as in "set") + "KWEHN" (as in "quest") + "tah" (as in "tar")/

Meaning

To realize or notice something that wasn't obvious before. The moment of darse cuenta can range from catching a small social detail to having a major life realization, both land with the same sudden clarity.

Examples

He realized too late that he had been deceived.

Didn't you notice that she was looking at you the whole time?

Regional synonyms

When a song becomes massively popular and gets played absolutely everywhere nonstop. That track that's on the radio, in the taxi, at the supermarket, and you're humming without realizing because it's already stuck in your head.