<p>The French word se rendre compte, <a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/french-pronunciation-mistakes-and-difficulties-1364615" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="1">pronounced</a>, &#34;ra(n) dr(eu) ko(n)t ,&#34; means &#34;to realize&#34; or &#34;be aware.&#34;</p><h3>Examples</h3><p>Je ne me suis pas rendu compte qu&#39;il allait arriver ce soir - I didn&#39;t realize that he was going to arrive this evening<br/><br/><a data-inlink="bhhYibcmCKfkzlqqNvw5qw&#61;&#61;" href="https://www.thoughtco.com/fais-gaffe-1371222" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="2">Tu te</a> rends compte de la situation ? - Are you aware of the situation?<br/><br/>Et il l&#39;a fait, tu te rends compte! - And he did it, can you imagine!<br/><br/><em>Related:</em> rendre - to give back, return</p>