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N3 Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

()to take, to catch, to capture

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    1. Godan verb with 'ru' ending, Transitive verb

      1.

      to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.), to capture

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    捕る 【とる】

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      不審(ふしん)(しゃ)(きゅう)(むな)ぐらを()られた。

      I was suddenly grabbed by the collar by a suspicious person.

      • N3

      (むし)()(あみ)使(つか)って()にいる(せみ)()

      I will catch cicadas on trees using a bug-catching net.

      • N3

      (わたし)祖父(そふ)(うみ)(もぐ)ってアワビを()名人(めいじん)として有名(ゆうめい)だ。

      My grandfather is famous for being an expert at diving and catching abalone.

      • N3

      (べつ)(すべ)ての(ねこ)がネズミを()ような習性(しゅうせい)があるわけではない。

      Not all cats have the instinct to catch mice.

      • N3

      (もり)(さかな)()には(さかな)(もり)(かん)する知識(ちしき)、それに長年(ながねん)修行(しゅぎょう)必要(ひつよう)です。

      Catching fish with a harpoon requires knowledge about fish and harpoons, as well as years of practice.

      • N2
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