This is the 16203rd most frequent Turkish word.
yakalanmış
"Yakalanmış" means "caught" in English.
The word 'yakalanmış' here is used as the past participle indicating an action that has been completed in the past, showing that the thief was apprehended.
Hırsız sonunda yakalanmış.
The thief has finally been caught.
In this case, 'yakalanmış' implies being affected by or contracting a disease, showcasing a different context where it signifies being seized by an illness.
Grip olmuş ve yakalanmış olduğu hastalık onu yatağa düşürmüş.
He caught the flu, and the illness he had contracted confined him to bed.
Here, 'yakalanmış' indicates being detected or caught in the act, in this case by a traffic monitoring device.