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merken.

to notice, to sense, to be able to tell (the difference in a situation or state)

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Meaning & usage

verb/ˈmɛʁkŋ̍//ˈmɛʁkən/
  1. to notice, to sense, to be able to tell (the difference in a situation or state)

    transitive · weak
    nichts von etwas merken
    Man merkt das ja kaum.
  2. to memorize, remember, learn

    reflexive · transitive · weak
    Ich merkte mir alles.
  3. to realize

    transitive · weak
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German merken, from Old High German merchen, from Proto-West Germanic *markijan, from Proto-Germanic *markijaną (“to mark, notice”). Cognate with Dutch merken and Icelandic merkja.

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