capturado
“capturado” means “captured” in Spanish. It has 2 different meanings depending on context:
captured
Also: caught, seized
📝 In Action
El criminal fue capturado anoche por la policía.
B1The criminal was captured last night by the police.
La imagen capturada era de muy baja resolución.
B2The captured image was very low resolution.
Los documentos capturados contenían información sensible.
B2The seized documents contained sensitive information.
(used to form perfect tenses)
Also: (used in passive sentences)
📝 In Action
Hemos capturado un momento increíble en video.
A2We have captured an incredible moment on video.
Nadie había capturado ese tipo de pez antes.
B1No one had captured that type of fish before.
✏️ Quick Practice
Quick Quiz: capturado
Question 1 of 2
Which sentence correctly uses 'capturado' to form a perfect tense?
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👥 Word Family▼
📚 Etymology▼
Comes from the verb 'capturar', which entered Spanish from the Latin word 'captūra', meaning 'a taking' or 'a seizing'. It shares roots with the Latin verb 'capere' (to take).
First recorded: 15th century (as 'capturar')
Cognates (Related words)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why does 'capturado' sometimes change its ending and sometimes not?
It depends on its job! When it's used as an adjective (describing a noun), it changes to match the noun (capturada, capturados, etc.). But when it works with the helping verb 'haber' (like 'ha capturado'), it is a fixed grammatical form and always ends in -o.