Vocab Info
N4 う-verb (る), Intransitive verb
捕まる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
Common
- う-verb (る), Intransitive verb - 1. - to be caught, to be arrested usu. 捕まる
- 2. - to hold on to, to grasp Usually written using kana alone, usu. 掴まる
- 3. - to find (e.g. proof), to get (e.g. a taxi) Usually written using kana alone
- 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 
 
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Examples
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- 叔父が先日、信号無視で捕まったそうです。 - I heard that my uncle was recently caught jaywalking. - N4
 
- 迷子になると困るので私の手にしっかり捕まっていてね! - Hold on to my hand tight because I don't want you to get lost! - N4
 
- せっかく定時で帰ろうとしたのに部長に捕まって全然帰る事が出来なかった。 - 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まるまで、警察はあとどのくらいの時間が必要なのかしら…。 - I wonder how much more time the police will need before the serial killer is caught... - N3
 
- 昔階段から転げ落ちた事がトラウマで、手すりに捕まらないと階段を降りられません。 - 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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