No. 2,960 in Korean
체포됐다
"Was arrested."
In a sentence
그 범죄자는 어제 체포됐다.
The criminal was arrested yesterday.
In this sentence, '체포됐다' indicates the completion of the action of arresting in the past tense, referring to a criminal being apprehended by authorities.
누가 체포됐다는 소식이 들렸니?
Did you hear the news that someone was arrested?
Here, '체포됐다' is used in an indirect context within a question to express whether an arrest event has been reported or heard.
나는 왜 체포됐는지 이해할 수 없었다.
I couldn't understand the reason why I was arrested.
In this sentence, '체포됐다' shows the action of being arrested experienced by the narrator, with a focus on the lack of understanding surrounding the event.
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