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TOPIK 4verb

눈치채다

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눈치채요 · 눈치챘어요 · 눈치챌 거예요 · 눈치챈 (+noun)

to notice, to sense, to catch on

Example

엄마는 제가 거짓말한 걸 바로 눈치챘어요.

My mom caught on right away that I had lied.

Word parts

눈치 'social sense' plus 채다 'to catch on.'

Good to know

Written as one word, unlike the phrase 눈치를 보다.