{"id":1386,"date":"2021-05-21T19:03:42","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T19:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-oneonta-spanish1-2-print-sp2021\/chapter\/to-become-to-realize\/"},"modified":"2021-08-09T18:30:53","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T18:30:53","slug":"to-become-to-realize","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-oneonta-spanish1-2-print-sp2021\/chapter\/to-become-to-realize\/","title":{"raw":"\"To become\" + \"to realize\"","rendered":"&#8220;To become&#8221; + &#8220;to realize&#8221;"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\r\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\r\nUnderstand and use the various ways to say \u201cto become\u201d and\u00a0\u201cto realize\u201d in Spanish\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\nNote: This section\u2019s grammar involves some verbs that are not only reflexive, but also frequently (not exclusively) used with the preterit past tense.\r\n<h3>\u201cTo become\u201d en espa\u00f1ol<\/h3>\r\nThere are three verbs in Spanish that are used reflexively and imply transformations or changes; these verbs are not interchangeable!\u00a0 Note the situations described below for each verb:\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/ponerse.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Ponerse<\/strong> (sudden, physical or emotional change, effortless, almost always a person)\r\nExamples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/se_pone_rojo_cuando_le_preguntan_su_edad.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Se pone rojo cuando le preguntan su edad. (<em>She blushes when they ask her age<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/se_puso_enfermo_despues_de_trasnochar_demasiado.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Se puso enfermo despu\u00e9s de trasnochar demasiado. (<em>He got sick after staying up all night too often<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/volverse.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Volverse<\/strong> (sudden and extreme transformation, emotional\/physical\/situational, involuntary change; doesn\u2019t have to be a person)\r\nExamples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/mi_perro_se_vuelve_loco_con_el_olor_a_comida.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Mi perro se vuelve loco con el olor a comida. (<em>My dog goes crazy with the smell of food.<\/em>)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/la_madre_se_volvio_un_ogro_cuando_trataron_de_hacerle_dano_a_sus_hijos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>La madre se volvi\u00f3 un ogro cuando trataron de hacerle da\u00f1o a sus hijos. (<em>The mother turned into an ogress when they tried to harm her children<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/la_situacion_se_volvio_peligrosa_cuando_empezo_a_nevar_y_la_temperatura_bajo_rapidamente.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>La situaci\u00f3n se volvi\u00f3 peligrosa cuando empez\u00f3 a nevar y la temperatura baj\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente. (<em>The situation got dangerous when it started to snow and the temperature dropped quickly<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/hacerse.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Hacerse\/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/pasar_a_ser.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Pasar a ser\/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/llegar_a_ser.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Llegar a ser<\/strong> (long term, requires an effort; these are usually used in the past when the action is completed)\r\nExamples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/se_hizo_abogada_despues_de_mucho_trabajo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Se hizo abogada despu\u00e9s de mucho trabajo.\u00a0 (<em>She became a lawyer after working hard<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/llego_a_ser_muy_famoso_en_su_tiempo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Lleg\u00f3 a ser muy famoso en su tiempo.\u00a0 (<em>He became very famous in his time<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/paso_a_ser_el_heredero_de_toda_la_fortuna.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Pas\u00f3 a ser el heredero de toda la fortuna. (<em>He became the heir to the whole fortune<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/darse_cuenta_de.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Darse cuenta de<\/h3>\r\nThis is often translated into English as \u201cto realize\u201d, meaning \u201cto find out\u201d or \u201cto know for the first time\u201d. When followed by a noun or an infinitive use \"darse cuenta de\". When followed by a conjugated verb, standard Spanish uses \"darse cuenta que\", but it's possible to say \"darse cuenta de que\".\r\nExamples:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/las_personas_que_escuchan_musica_con_audifonos_en_el_metro_no_se_dan_cuenta_de_lo_fuerte_que_es_el_sonido.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Las personas que escuchan m\u00fasica con aud\u00edfonos en el metro no se dan cuenta de lo fuerte que es el sonido. (<em>The people who listen to music on headphones on the subway don\u2019t realize how loud the sound is<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/deje_mi_pasaporte_en_el_hotel_y_solo_me_di_cuenta_del_error_cuando_llegue_al_aeropuerto.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Dej\u00e9 mi pasaporte en el hotel y solo me di cuenta del error cuando llegu\u00e9 al aeropuerto. (<em>I left my passport in the hotel and only realized my error when I got to the airport<\/em>.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>\u00a1OJO!<\/strong> There is a related false cognate that English speakers will need to be careful of\u2014\u201crealizar\u201d actually means \u201cto make real\u201d or \u201cto achieve\u201d.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Objetivos<\/h3>\n<p>Understand and use the various ways to say \u201cto become\u201d and\u00a0\u201cto realize\u201d in Spanish<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Note: This section\u2019s grammar involves some verbs that are not only reflexive, but also frequently (not exclusively) used with the preterit past tense.<\/p>\n<h3>\u201cTo become\u201d en espa\u00f1ol<\/h3>\n<p>There are three verbs in Spanish that are used reflexively and imply transformations or changes; these verbs are not interchangeable!\u00a0 Note the situations described below for each verb:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/ponerse.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Ponerse<\/strong> (sudden, physical or emotional change, effortless, almost always a person)<br \/>\nExamples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/se_pone_rojo_cuando_le_preguntan_su_edad.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Se pone rojo cuando le preguntan su edad. (<em>She blushes when they ask her age<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/se_puso_enfermo_despues_de_trasnochar_demasiado.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Se puso enfermo despu\u00e9s de trasnochar demasiado. (<em>He got sick after staying up all night too often<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/volverse.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Volverse<\/strong> (sudden and extreme transformation, emotional\/physical\/situational, involuntary change; doesn\u2019t have to be a person)<br \/>\nExamples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/mi_perro_se_vuelve_loco_con_el_olor_a_comida.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Mi perro se vuelve loco con el olor a comida. (<em>My dog goes crazy with the smell of food.<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/la_madre_se_volvio_un_ogro_cuando_trataron_de_hacerle_dano_a_sus_hijos.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>La madre se volvi\u00f3 un ogro cuando trataron de hacerle da\u00f1o a sus hijos. (<em>The mother turned into an ogress when they tried to harm her children<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/la_situacion_se_volvio_peligrosa_cuando_empezo_a_nevar_y_la_temperatura_bajo_rapidamente.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>La situaci\u00f3n se volvi\u00f3 peligrosa cuando empez\u00f3 a nevar y la temperatura baj\u00f3 r\u00e1pidamente. (<em>The situation got dangerous when it started to snow and the temperature dropped quickly<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/hacerse.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Hacerse\/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/pasar_a_ser.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Pasar a ser\/ <span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/llegar_a_ser.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Llegar a ser<\/strong> (long term, requires an effort; these are usually used in the past when the action is completed)<br \/>\nExamples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/se_hizo_abogada_despues_de_mucho_trabajo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Se hizo abogada despu\u00e9s de mucho trabajo.\u00a0 (<em>She became a lawyer after working hard<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/llego_a_ser_muy_famoso_en_su_tiempo.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Lleg\u00f3 a ser muy famoso en su tiempo.\u00a0 (<em>He became very famous in his time<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/paso_a_ser_el_heredero_de_toda_la_fortuna.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Pas\u00f3 a ser el heredero de toda la fortuna. (<em>He became the heir to the whole fortune<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/darse_cuenta_de.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Darse cuenta de<\/h3>\n<p>This is often translated into English as \u201cto realize\u201d, meaning \u201cto find out\u201d or \u201cto know for the first time\u201d. When followed by a noun or an infinitive use &#8220;darse cuenta de&#8221;. When followed by a conjugated verb, standard Spanish uses &#8220;darse cuenta que&#8221;, but it&#8217;s possible to say &#8220;darse cuenta de que&#8221;.<br \/>\nExamples:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/las_personas_que_escuchan_musica_con_audifonos_en_el_metro_no_se_dan_cuenta_de_lo_fuerte_que_es_el_sonido.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Las personas que escuchan m\u00fasica con aud\u00edfonos en el metro no se dan cuenta de lo fuerte que es el sonido. (<em>The people who listen to music on headphones on the subway don\u2019t realize how loud the sound is<\/em>.)<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span class=\"translation\" title=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/course-building.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/Spanish\/in-text_audio\/U17\/deje_mi_pasaporte_en_el_hotel_y_solo_me_di_cuenta_del_error_cuando_llegue_al_aeropuerto.mp3\" target=\"audio\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"vertical-align: middle\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4100\/2019\/03\/22171914\/play.png\" alt=\"Play Audio\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/span>Dej\u00e9 mi pasaporte en el hotel y solo me di cuenta del error cuando llegu\u00e9 al aeropuerto. 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