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eu percebia

noticed, realized, could tell

→ perceber
perceb notice, realize, perceive + ia 1st/3rd-person singular imperfect tense
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #41,162
noticed, realized, could tell The imperfect form can describe something someone used to notice or was noticing.
PO: Eu percebia quando ela estava preocupada.
EN: I could tell when she was worried.
Conjugation of perceber
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First percebia —
Third percebia —

Só ele não percebia isso.

He was the only one who didn't realize it.

Não importava o que a gente lesse, ele sempre percebia.

No matter what we read, he always noticed.

E eu percebia.

And I realized it.

— Dor e Glória (2019)

Eu não sei como o Matias não percebia a cagada que ele ia fazer.

I don't know how Matias didn't realize what a fuck-up he was about to make.

— Tropa de Elite (2007)