Definition: 意味
to catch
Learn Japanese vocabulary: 捕まえる 【つかまえる】(tsukamaeru).
Meaning:
- to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize
- to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
Type: Verb, Ichidan verb, Transitive verb
Level: JLPT N4 Vocabulary
捕まえる - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
私はどろぼうを捕まえる。
わたしはどろぼうをつかまえる。
watashi wa dorobou o tsukamaeru.
I catch thieves.
Example #2
彼をふたたび捕まえることは難しい。
かれをふたたびつかまえることはむずかしい。
kare o futatabi tsukamaru koto wa muzukashii.
It will be hard to catch him again.
Example #3
もし彼を捕まえることがあったら、彼を殺します。
もしかれをつかまえることがあったら、かれをころします。
moshi kare o tsukamaeru koto ga attara, kare o koroshimasu.
If I ever catch him, I'll kill him.
JLPT N4 Study Guide
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Grammar lessons: 131.