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つかまえる

rarely used kanji formIchidan verbverb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain
  • to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to
  • 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
  • towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face

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Example sentences

ねこがネズミをつかまえた

The cat caught a mouse.

警察けいさつ犯人はんにんつかまえた

The police caught the criminal.

タクシーをつかまえることができなかった。

I was not able to hail a taxi.

むしつかまえて観察かんさつした。

I caught an insect and observed it.

みちらないひとつかまえられてみちかれた。

I was stopped by a stranger on the street and asked for directions.