- 1. [v5m, vt] to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on (uk)
- 2. [v5m, vt] to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture (uk)
- 3. [v5m, vt] to understand; to grasp; to comprehend (uk)
Conjugation — Verb (godan-mu)
| Dictionary form | つかむ | (tsukamu) |
| Polite | つかみます | (tsukamimasu) |
| Past, plain | つかんだ | (tsukanda) |
| Past, polite | つかみました | (tsukamimashita) |
| Negative, plain | つかまない | (tsukamanai) |
| Negative, polite | つかみません | (tsukamimasen) |
| Past negative, plain | つかまなかった | (tsukamanakatta) |
| Past negative, polite | つかみませんでした | (tsukamimasendeshita) |
| Te-form | つかんで | (tsukande) |
| Potential | つかめる | (tsukameru) |
| Volitional | つかもう | (tsukamou) |
| Conditional (―ba) | つかめば | (tsukameba) |
| Passive | つかまれる | (tsukamareru) |
| Causative | つかませる | (tsukamaseru) |
| Imperative | つかめ | (tsukame) |
Kanji in this word
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catch, seize, grasp, hold, arrest, captureOn: カク (kaku)Kun: つか.む (tsuka.mu)、 つか.まえる (tsuka.maeru)、 つか.まる (tsuka.maru)
Example Sentences
だれかが私の腕をつかんだ。
Somebody caught me by the arm.