Japanese

まる

つかまる
Meaning: to hold on to; to grip; to be caught
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 掴まる 掴まらない
Polite 掴まります 掴まりません
Past 掴まった 掴まらなかった
Polite + Past 掴まりました 掴まりませんでした
Te-form 掴まって 掴まらなくて
Potential 掴まれる 掴まれない
Passive 掴まられる 掴まられない
Causative 掴まらせる 掴まらせない
Causative + Passive 掴まらされる 掴まらされない
Imperative 掴まれ 掴まるな

Handwriting

掴
ま
る

Example

The train stopped suddenly, so I hurriedly grabbed onto the handrail.

Usage Notes

Can mean both holding onto something for support and being captured or caught. In this sentence, it means to hold on for support.

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