을 찾았어

found [it/him/her]

→ 을
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found [it/him/her] Informal past-tense expression meaning “found [it/him/her].” 을 is the object particle attached to a noun ending in a consonant; the object can be omitted when clear from context.
KO: 매미 유충을 찾았어.
EN: I found a cicada larva.

파울을 찾았어!

I found Paul!

— 서부 전선 이상 없다 (2022)

우리의 수달을 찾았어.

We found our otter.

— 주토피아 (2016)