No. 2,255 in Dutch
opmerken
"Opmerken" means "to notice" or "to observe."
In a sentence
Hij kon niet opmerken dat het licht aan was.
He could not notice that the light was on.
In this sentence, 'opmerken' is used to express the act of noticing or becoming aware of something visually or mentally.
Ze wilde opmerken hoe mooi de kleuren waren.
She wanted to remark on how beautiful the colors were.
Here, 'opmerken' is used to mean making a comment or observation about something.
Het viel haar op dat hij niets had opgemerkt.
She noticed that he had not noticed anything.
'Opmerken' in this context also implies observing or recognizing something, used as part of the phrase 'viel haar op,' which emphasizes the noticing by her.
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