取とっ捕つかまえる

ichidan verb, transitive verb

catch; grab; nab

Colloquial, emphatic version of 捕まえる. Conveys a forceful or sudden catching, often with a nuance of seizing or apprehending someone or something.

See also: 捕まえる

• 泥どろ棒ぼうをとっ捕つかまえた！

  I caught the thief!

• 逃にげる猫ねこをとっ捕つかまえようとしたけど、逃にげられた。

  I tried to grab the escaping cat, but it got away.