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捉つかまえる
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
Alt. forms
捕つかまえる
84%
つかまえる
12%
掴つかまえる
1%
捉つかまえる
Kanji used
捉
grab and hold
Pitch accent
つ
かまえる
Conjugations...Used in: 123