捕まえる

Meanings

1. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain

2. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to

3. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   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

4. Ichidan verb · Transitive

   towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face

In Spanish

1. capturar; arrestar; detener

Kanji in this word

• 捕

Example sentences

• その男おとこは少年しょうねんの手てをつかまえた。

  The man took the boy by the hand.

  El hombre agarró al chico de la mano.

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• ここでタクシーをつかまえられますか。

  Can I catch a taxi here?

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