NichiDict

捕まえる

N4
つかまえる
掴まえる捉まえる
[tsukamaeru]
Illustration for 捕まえる

Meanings

1.IchidanTransitive

to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain

2.IchidanTransitive

to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to

3.IchidanTransitive

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

4.IchidanTransitive

towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face

Examples

警察がとうとう犯人を捕まえました

They caught the criminal.

駅前でタクシーを捕まえて乗ります。

I catch a taxi.

猫がネズミを素早く捕まえた

The cat caught a mouse.