No. 13,209 in German
aufgefallen
"Noticed" or "attracted attention."
In a sentence
Mir ist aufgefallen, dass er früh gegangen ist.
I noticed that he left early.
'aufgefallen' here means 'noticed' or 'became aware of' and is used in reflexive form with 'mir' to imply the noticing was done by the speaker.
Es ist mir nie aufgefallen, wie schön dieser Park ist.
I never noticed how beautiful this park is.
In this example, 'aufgefallen' conveys the act of becoming aware or noticing something for the first time, paired with 'nie' to indicate this realization hasn't happened previously.
Ist dir aufgefallen, dass das Licht flackert?
Did you notice that the light is flickering?
Here, 'aufgefallen' is used in a question form through inversion, asking if someone has noticed or become aware of the flickering light.
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