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Dar cuenta de

To account for / To explain / To realise

Word Combinations
Notes & Usage:

Has two meanings: darse cuenta de = to realise; dar cuenta de = to account for or report on something. Context clarifies which.

See It in Context

Tendrá que dar cuenta de sus decisiones.

He will have to account for his decisions.

Me di cuenta de que me había equivocado.

I realised I had made a mistake.

—¿Lo sabes ya? —Sí, me di cuenta tarde.

—Do you know now? —Yes, I realised it late.

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