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TOPIK 6verb

포착하다

pochakada [포차카다]

포착해요 · 포착했어요 · 포착할 거예요 · 포착하세요

to capture, to catch (a moment, signs), to detect

Example

사진작가는 아이가 웃는 순간을 포착했어요.

The photographer captured the moment the child smiled.

Word parts

포 catch착 seize

Literally 'catch and seize'.