捕つかまえる
Meanings
Verb (1-dan, transitive)
1. to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
Let's go catch even more fish!
2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
It's okay, I've got a firm hold on you.
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
I caught the teacher in the hallway and asked a question.
4. towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face
as 〜をつかまえて
Kanji used
capture
Pitch accent
つ
かまえる
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Used in vocabulary (5 in total)
Examples (48 in total)
Catch him.
I caught a mouse.
We caught the thief.
Can you catch the chicken?
I caught a fly.
Let's catch a taxi and go home.
Cats catch mice.
Catch those villains!
Catch that robber!
A policeman caught the pickpocket.
Who has captured his heart?
It's okay, I've got a firm hold on you.
I caught the teacher in the hallway and asked a question.
This is the fish he caught.
I released the fish I had caught back into the river.
I let the bug I'd caught go.
I caught a beautiful butterfly.
Could you catch a male for me?
Tom caught a fish with his bare hands.
He caught 20 butterflies.
A bird was caught by a cat.
To catch the bull, grab its horns.
It's difficult to catch a wild rabbit by hand.
Sami caught an orange butterfly.
I captured butterflies with a net.
Even if the one fleeing is alone, the side doing the catching is not alone.
He grabbed my arm and wouldn't let go.
I saw him caught by the police.
Children are good at catching insects.
The mother cat went out hunting birds.
I let the bug I'd caught go free in the garden.
The policeman captured the running man.
The boy captured the bird with a net.
If that weren't the case, how would you catch the villain?
It's not easy to catch a rabbit with your bare hands.
That's why I'm going to catch the terrorists.
Can you help her out before they catch her?
He tried to catch the bird, but couldn't.
My father caught three fish yesterday.
What's the best way to catch mice?
John caught a tiger and shot two lions.
The demons came out all at once to capture their prey.
During the rush hours we find it difficult to get a taxi around here.
We set a trap to catch a fox.
I caught him trying to go out of the room.
This is the biggest fish that I have ever caught.
The hunters captured the wild animal with a strong rope net.
Yesterday, my dad caught three fish.