Vocab Info

N4 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

捕(つか)まるto be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp, to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi), to be detained by

    Dictionary Definition

    1. う-verb (る), Intransitive verb

      1. 1.

        to be caught, to be arrested

        usu. 捕まる
      2. 2.

        to hold on to, to grasp

        Usually written using kana alone, usu. 掴まる
      3. 3.

        to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi)

        Usually written using kana alone
      4. 4.

        to be detained by

        Usually written using kana alone

    All Forms

    捕まる 【つかまる】、掴まる 【つかまる】、捉まる 【つかまる】、摑まる 【つかまる】

    Details

      • つ

      • か

      • ま

      • る

    • Frequency

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    Examples

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    • 叔父(おじ)が先日(せんじつ)、信号(しんごう)無視(むし)で捕(つか)まったそうです。

      I heard my uncle recently got caught running a red light.

      • N4
    • 迷子(まいご)になると困(こま)るので私(わたし)の手(て)にしっかり捕(つか)まっていてね!

      Hold on to my hand tight because I don't want you to get lost!

      • N4
    • せっかく定時(ていじ)で帰(かえ)ろうとしたのに部長(ぶちょう)に捕(つか)まって全然(ぜんぜん)帰(かえ)る事(こと)が出来(でき)なかった。

      I tried to go home on time, but the director caught me and I couldn't leave at all.

      • N4
    • シリアルキラーが捕(つか)まるまで、警察(けいさつ)はあとどのくらいの時間(じかん)が必要(ひつよう)なのかしら…。

      I wonder how much more time the police will need before the serial killer is caught...

      • N3
    • 昔(むかし)階段(かいだん)から転(ころ)げ落(お)ちた事(こと)がトラウマで、手(て)すりに捕(つか)まらないと階段(かいだん)を降(お)りられません。

      I was so traumatized by a fall down the stairs in the past that I cannot go down the stairs without clutching the handrail.

      • N3
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