This is the 4377th most frequent Korean word.
포착한
"Captured" or "Detected."
Here, '포착한' means "detected" or "captured" as in perceiving the presence of something like a signal.
그들은 산 꼭대기에서 신호를 포착한 다음 곧 구조 요청을 보냈습니다.
They detected the signal from the mountain top and immediately sent out a rescue request.
In this sentence, '포착한' signifies "captured" in the sense of artistically representing or depicting emotions.
그 영화는 인간의 감정들을 섬세하게 포착한 작품으로 평가받습니다.
The movie is considered a work that delicately captured human emotions.
Here, '포착한' means "captured," referring to the act of recording or seizing the essence of a fleeting moment through photography.