つかまえる

捕 まえる

Common word

  1. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain

    • 警察が容疑者を捕まえた。
      The policeman got the suspect.

  2. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to

    • その男は少年の手をつかまえた。
      The man took the boy by the hand.

  3. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    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?

  4. Ichidan verb, transitive verb

    towards (someone), at (someone), in (someone's) face
    as 〜をつかまえて