Be caught in Korean 🇰🇷

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be caught	잡혔어

How to say “be caught” in Korean? “잡혔어”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “잡혔어” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on be caught in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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잡혔어 info.

Tips to Remember:
• Think of the word 잡히다 as “to be caught.” The sound “잡” is similar to “grab,” which can remind you that something (or someone) is grabbed or caught.
• Remember that the ending -았어 indicates a past tense form in casual speech.

Explanation:
• 잡혔어 is the casual past tense of the verb 잡히다, meaning “was caught” or “got caught.” It indicates that an event of being caught has already happened.
• 잡히다 is an irregular verb because its stem vowel changes during conjugation.

Synonyms/Related Words:
• 붙잡히다 (butjap-hida): can also mean “to be caught” or “to be captured.”
• 체포되다 (chepo-doeda): means “to be arrested,” with a slightly more formal tone.

Conjugations for 잡히다:
• Infinitive: 잡히다 (jap-hida) – “to be caught.”
• Present (casual): 잡혀 (jap-hyeo) – “is caught/gets caught.”
• Past (casual): 잡혔어 (jap-hyeosseo) – “was caught/got caught.”
• Future (casual): 잡힐 거야 (jap-hil geoya) – “will be caught.”
• Present (polite): 잡혀요 (jap-hyeyo)
• Past (polite): 잡혔어요 (jap-hyeosseoyo)
• Future (polite): 잡힐 거예요 (jap-hil geoyeyo)

Example Sentences:
1. 경찰에게 잡혔어.
(Gyeongchal-ege jap-hyeosseo.)
“I/He/She got caught by the police.”

2. 도망치려다가 결국 잡혔어.
(Domangchiryeodaga gyeolguk jap-hyeosseo.)
“While trying to escape, I/they eventually got caught.”

3. 지금 경찰에 잡혀 있어.
(Jigeum gyeongchal-e jap-hyeo isseo.)
“Now, (he/she) is caught by the police.”

4. 내일은 그가 잡힐 거야.
(Nae-il-eun geuga jap-hil geoya.)
“He will be caught tomorrow.”

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