捕まる (Tsukamaru) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to be caught, to be arrested, to hold on to, to grasp”.
Meanings
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be caught; to be arrestedusu. 捕まる
- godan verb, intransitive verbto hold on to; to graspusu. 掴まる
- godan verb, intransitive verbto find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
- godan verb, intransitive verbto be detained by
Examples
パパにつかまれ！
Hang onto Daddy!
詐欺師が捕まった。
The imposter was caught.
まんまと捕まった。
It's a fair cop.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).