JLPT N3 · Verb

捕まる (tsukamaru)

捕まる (つかまる, tsukamaru) is a Japanese verb meaning “to be caught; to be arrested”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: つかまる
Romaji: tsukamaru
Word class: Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る
Level: JLPT N3 (unofficial)

Meaning

to be caught; to be arrested · godan verb, intransitive · usu. 捕まる
to hold on to; to grasp · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana · usu. 掴まる
to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi) · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana
to be detained by · godan verb, intransitive · usually written in kana

Example sentences

つり革につかまりなさい。電車がすぐ動き出すだろうから。

Hold on to the strap. The train will start to move soon.

Tatoeba #202517

私は彼の手にしっかりとつかまった。

I held fast to his hand.

Tatoeba #153891

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Conjugation of 捕まる

Godan verb (う-verb) ending in る. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.

Form	Japanese	Reading
Dictionary	捕まる	つかまる tsukamaru
Polite (~masu)	捕まります	つかまります tsukamarimasu
Negative	捕まらない	つかまらない tsukamaranai
Polite negative	捕まりません	つかまりません tsukamarimasen
Past	捕まった	つかまった tsukamatta
Polite past	捕まりました	つかまりました tsukamarimashita
Negative past	捕まらなかった	つかまらなかった tsukamaranakatta
Te-form	捕まって	つかまって tsukamatte
Potential	捕まれる	つかまれる tsukamareru
Passive	捕まられる	つかまられる tsukamarareru
Causative	捕まらせる	つかまらせる tsukamaraseru
Volitional	捕まろう	つかまろう tsukamarou
Imperative	捕まれ	つかまれ tsukamare
Conditional (~ba)	捕まれば	つかまれば tsukamareba

Kanji in 捕まる

捕

catch, captureホ・と.らえる・と.らわれる · 10 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 捕まる.

捕まえるつかまえるto catch逮捕たいほarrest捕るとるto catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.)捕えるとらえるto catch捕獲ほかくcapture捕鯨ほげいwhaling捕虜ほりょprisoner (of war)

Source: JMdict entry 1514110 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.