I Love Kanji掴む (tsukamu)
掴む (つかむ, tsukamu) is a Japanese verb meaning “to seize; to catch”. It is usually written in kana. It appears in JLPT N3 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.
- Reading
- つかむ
- Romaji
- tsukamu
- Word class
- Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む
- Level
- JLPT N3 (unofficial)
Meaning
- to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
- to understand; to grasp; to comprehend · godan verb, transitive · usually written in kana
Example sentences
Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.
Conjugation of 掴む
Godan verb (う-verb) ending in む. Plain and polite forms below; try any other word in the Japanese verb conjugator.
| Form | Japanese | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 掴む | つかむ tsukamu |
| Polite (~masu) | 掴みます | つかみます tsukamimasu |
| Negative | 掴まない | つかまない tsukamanai |
| Polite negative | 掴みません | つかみません tsukamimasen |
| Past | 掴んだ | つかんだ tsukanda |
| Polite past | 掴みました | つかみました tsukamimashita |
| Negative past | 掴まなかった | つかまなかった tsukamanakatta |
| Te-form | 掴んで | つかんで tsukande |
| Potential | 掴める | つかめる tsukameru |
| Passive | 掴まれる | つかまれる tsukamareru |
| Causative | 掴ませる | つかませる tsukamaseru |
| Volitional | 掴もう | つかもう tsukamou |
| Imperative | 掴め | つかめ tsukame |
| Conditional (~ba) | 掴めば | つかめば tsukameba |
Kanji in 掴む
Source: JMdict entry 1433650 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.