捕まえる

つかまえる

To catch, to arrest

N4verb·tsukamaeru

How to remember it

From つかむ (to grab); you grab hold of something to catch it.

Example sentences

  • 警察が泥棒を捕まえた。

    けいさつがどろぼうをつかまえた。

    The police caught the thief.

  • 駅前でタクシーを捕まえました。

    えきまえでたくしーをつかまえました。

    I caught a taxi in front of the station.

Usage

Transitive; mark the thing caught with を.

Related words

捕まるつかむ捕る逮捕

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