Japanese

いけどる
Meaning: to capture alive; to take alive
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

生
け
捕
る

Example

The staff captured alive the deer that had wandered into town.

Usage Notes

A transitive verb used for catching a person or animal without killing them. It often appears in reports about wildlife, criminals, or enemies.

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