つかまえ
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
3. 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. towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face
as 〜をつかまえて
Pitch accent
かまえる
Top 7500
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
to seize; to grab; to collar
to arrest the culprit
Examples (34 in total)
I caught a mouse.
We caught the thief.
Can you catch the chicken?