verb (ichidan)つかまえる · tsukamaeru
Englishto catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize
- 警察が容疑者を捕まえた。The policeman got the suspect.
Englishto grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize
- その男は少年の手をつかまえた。The man took the boy by the hand.
Englishto catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back
- ここでタクシーをつかまえられますか。Can I catch a taxi here?
Englishtowards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face
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