捕まえる (Tsukamaeru) is a Japanese ichidan verb meaning “to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize”.
Meanings
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
- ichidan verb, transitive verbto 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
- ichidan verb, transitive verbtowards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) faceas 〜をつかまえて
Examples
泥棒を捕まえた。
We caught the thief.
警察は彼を捕まえた。
The police have caught him.
彼は私の首を捕まえた。
He seized me by the neck.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).