Japanese

とる
Meaning: to catch; to capture
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 捕る 捕らない
Polite 捕ります 捕りません
Past 捕った 捕らなかった
Polite + Past 捕りました 捕りませんでした
Te-form 捕って 捕らなくて
Potential 捕れる 捕れない
Passive 捕られる 捕られない
Causative 捕らせる 捕らせない
Causative + Passive 捕らされる 捕らされない
Imperative 捕れ 捕るな

Handwriting

捕
る

Example sentences

The cat catches the mouse.
強烈な三直を捕って、ダブルプレーを完成させた。
He caught a sharp liner to third and completed a double play.
川に簗を設置して魚を捕る古い方法
An old method of catching fish by setting up a weir in the river.

Usage Notes

Used for catching animals, fish, or insects. It can also be written as 捕らえる (toraeru) for a more formal nuance.

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