とっ捕つかまる

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Meanings

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godan verb (-ru), intransitive verb

be caught; get nabbed

Colloquial, emphatic form of 捕まる. Often implies being caught red-handed or unexpectedly, with a nuance of resistance or struggle.

万まん引びきして、店てん員いんにとっ捕つかまった。
He shoplifted and got caught by the store clerk.
いたずらしてるところを先せん生せいにとっ捕つか

まっ

た

。

I was caught by the teacher while I was playing a prank.

Written forms

とっ捕つかまるUsage10%
Common colloquial spelling with とっ prefix and kanji 捕.
とっつかまるUsage80%
Kana spelling; common in casual writing.
取とっ捕つかまるUsage10%
Alternate kanji spelling using 取っ; less common than とっ捕まる.
取とっ掴つかまる
rarely-used kanji form
Rarely used kanji form with 掴.

Kanji

捕catch, capture
取take, fetch, take up
掴catch, seize, grasp

Similar words

捕つかまる
Standard, neutral verb for 'be caught'. とっ捕まる is a more colloquial, emphatic version with the prefix とっ, often implying a sudden or forceful capture.

Etymology

Colloquial emphatic form of 捕まる (つかまる) with the prefix とっ, which adds a sense of suddenness or force. The exact historical derivation of とっ is uncertain, but it appears in similar colloquial verbs like とっ捕まえる.