se ha dado cuenta de

Question

'No se ha dado cuenta de que no entiendes'.

Now, 'se ha dado cuenta de', what does this mean? Is this an idiom?

It translates 'He(She) has not realized that you do not understand'.

Fetching the meaning of 'Dar', I found: (Dar cuenta de -> to account)

Is 'se' in the first sentence reflexive or impersonal? If it's impersonal, then why it translates 'He(She) has not realized'? and if it's reflexive, then what's its relation with the word 'darse'?

How was the first sentence translated to that?

Good question! - francobollo, Dec 20, 2012

Hi and welcome to the forum. - francobollo, Dec 20, 2012

Answer 1

The term "darse cuenta" means "to realize". Literally, "to give oneself the story", but idiomatically, it is interpreted as "to realize". "Darse" is the form used, and is conjugated using the reflexive pronouns. "Me doy cuenta que no entiendo español" means "I realize that I don't understand Spanish".

Me doy cuenta de que no entiendo español is also possible. Darse cuenta de is how the expression goes. Natives leave off "de" very frequently. - francobollo, Dec 20, 2012