つかまえる
N4掴まえる
捕まえる捉まえる
[tsukamaeru]
Definitions
1.Ichidan verb; transitive verb
to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
2.Ichidan verb; transitive verb
to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
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
4.Ichidan verb; transitive verb
towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face
Example Sentences
逃げた犯人を掴まえるのは困難だ。
It is difficult to catch the escaped criminal.
タクシーを掴まえて駅に向かった。
I caught a taxi and headed to the station.
警官が路地で泥棒を掴まえた。
The police officer caught the thief in the alley.