Jisho

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つか 捕まえる
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Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
1. to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain​
  • けいさつ警察
  • が
  • ようぎしゃ容疑者
  • を
  • つか捕まえた
    • 。
The policeman got the suspect.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to​
  • その
  • おとこ男
  • は
  • しょうねん少年
  • の
  • て手
  • を
  • つかまえた
    • 。
The man took the boy by the hand.
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
3. to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain​
  • ここ
  • で
  • タクシー
  • を
  • つかまえられます
  • か
    • 。
Can I catch a taxi here?
Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
4. towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face​as 〜をつかまえて
Other forms
掴まえる 【つかまえる】、捉まえる 【つかまえる】
Notes
捉まえる: Rarely-used kanji form.

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