掴む
つかむ
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-mu), Transitive
to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to clutch; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on- to obtain; to acquire; to get; to win; to capture
- to understand; to grasp; to comprehend
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 掴むつかむ | 掴みますつかみます |
| Negative | 掴まないつかまない | 掴みませんつかみません |
| Past | 掴んだつかんだ | 掴みましたつかみました |
| Past negative | 掴まなかったつかまなかった | 掴みませんでしたつかみませんでした |
| Te-form | 掴んでつかんで |
|---|---|
| Potential | 掴めるつかめる |
| Passive | 掴まれるつかまれる |
| Causative | 掴ませるつかませる |
| Volitional | 掴もうつかもう |
| Imperative | 掴めつかめ |
| Conditional (ば) | 掴めばつかめば |
| Conditional (たら) | 掴んだらつかんだら |
Example sentences
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She took him by the arm.
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I grabbed him by the sleeve.
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He took me by the hand.
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I caught her by the hand.
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He seized me by the wrist.
More examples (10)
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He seized the pickpocket by the collar.
いたっ！尻尾掴まないで！
Ow! Don't grab my tail!
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He grabbed her hand.
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The boy grabbed the cat by the tail.
ジムはジュリーの腕をぐいと掴んだ。
Jim seized Julie by the arm.
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In the end, capture the stomach to win.
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He clutched his wallet in his hand.
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Tom picked up a pillow and threw it at Mary.
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You have to snatch at happiness when you can.
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She threw away everything that was on the small dining table in a drunken hand gesture.