Bisaya · Cebuano · Vocabulary
Pagdakop
captureNoun
- Alternative meanings
capture; act of catching; arrest; act of capturing; apprehension
- Pronunciation
pahg-DAH-kohp
- Root and affixes
From dakop, to catch or capture. The prefix pag- turns the action into a noun: the capture or act of capturing.
- Variants or conjugations
capture; catch; arrest; apprehension; caught; screenshot
- Related words and expressions
police; crime; animal; image; evidence; safety; law; take
- Meaning and usage notes
Pagdakop works for physical capture or arrest. For “screenshot,” screenshot or kuha sa screen is used in modern contexts.
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Dali ang pagdakop sa isda.
The capture of the fish was quick.
Gisusi sa pulis ang pagdakop sa suspetsado.
The police reviewed the capture of the suspect.