表層形
摑え
ツカマエ
動詞
摑え (ツカマエ)
Tsukamae · つかまえ — to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain; to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to; to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain
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摑え in rōmaji: tsukamae.
動詞
一般
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📝 捕まえる 🔤 下一段-ア行 📐 連用形-一般
Updated: 2026年8月14日
📖 Grammar Information
| 表層形 (Surface) |
摑え
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
捕まえる
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| 読み (Reading) |
ツカマエ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
下一段-ア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
連用形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
摑え
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| 読み・基本形 |
ツカマエル
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| 表記・基本形 |
摑える
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| 見出し語の読み |
ツカマエル
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💡 English Meaning
摑え means “to catch, to capture, to arrest, to seize, to restrain; to grab, to clutch, to grasp, to seize, to hold on to; to catch hold of (someone), to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street), to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.), to hold (someone) back, to detain” — full definition & examples →
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Reading & Info
ツカマエ
Lemma: 捕まえる
動詞一般**
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⚡ 一段 (Ichidan/Ru-verb) Conjugations
| ます形 (Polite) |
捕まえます
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| て形 (Te-form) |
捕まえて
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| 過去形 (Past) |
捕まえた
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
捕まえない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
捕まえましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
捕まえられる
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
捕まえられる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
捕まえさせる
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The surface form (摑え) is the exact text as it appeared in the corpus — it may be conjugated or inflected. The lemma (捕まえる) is the dictionary base form. For example, 食べた (surface) has the lemma 食べる.
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