NichiDict

捕る

N2
とる
[toru]
Illustration for 捕る

Meanings

1.GodanTransitive

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

Examples

漁師が大きな網で魚を捕っていました

The fisherman was catching fish with a net.

少年は川で大きな魚を一匹捕った

The boy caught a large fish in the river.

漁師が朝から網で魚を捕っている

The fisherman has been catching fish with a net since morning.