のが分かった

realized that

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realized that Follows a clause to say that someone understood or became aware of what it described. Depending on context, it can also mean “could tell that.”
JA: 彼が疲れているのが分かった。
EN: I realized that he was tired.

一目見て彼には少年が空腹なのが分かった。

At a glance, he could tell that the boy was hungry.

私はその川が汚れているのが分かった。

I found that the river was polluted.

どうしてトムが酔っ払ってるのが分かったの?

How did you know Tom was drunk?

彼が私を見つめているのが分かった。

I could tell he was staring at me.

お母さんがとても痛がっているのが分かった。

I could tell that Mom was in a lot of pain.

彼らは着いてみると街の人とは簡単に友達になれるのが分かった。

Once they arrived, they found it easy to make friends with people in the city.