No. 10,640 in Polish
dopaść
"To catch" or "to seize."
In a sentence
Kiedy wracałem do domu, nagle coś niespodziewanie mnie dopadło.
When I was returning home, something unexpectedly got me.
Here, 'dopadło' signifies an unexpected emotional or physical experience that 'caught' the speaker.
Długo próbowałem unikać kłopotów, ale w końcu mnie dopadły.
I tried to avoid troubles for a long time, but they finally caught up with me.
In this sentence, 'dopadły' refers to problems that eventually reached or affected the person.
Gdybyś widział, jak szybko policjant dopadł złodzieja!
If you had seen how quickly the policeman caught the thief!
Here, 'dopadł' illustrates a chase scenario where the action of capturing is completed by the policeman.
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