Japanese

つかまる

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

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Verb inflections

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

Handwriting

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Example

The criminal was finally caught by the police.

Usage Notes

Can mean being captured by someone (written as 捕まる) or holding onto something for support (written as 掴まる).

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