取り押さえる · ichidan verb
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 取り押さえる | 取り押さえない |
| Polite | 取り押さえます | 取り押さえません |
| Past polite | 取り押さえました | 取り押さえませんでした |
| Past | 取り押さえた | 取り押さえなかった |
| Te-form | 取り押さえて | 取り押さえないで |
| Desire | 取り押さえたい | 取り押さえたくない |
| Potential | 取り押さえられるalso 取り押さえれる | 取り押さえられないalso 取り押さえれない |
| Passive | 取り押さえられる | 取り押さえられない |
| Causative | 取り押さえさせる | 取り押さえさせない |
| Causative passive | 取り押さえさせられる | 取り押さえさせられない |
| Volitional | 取り押さえよう | |
| Polite volitional | 取り押さえましょう | |
| Imperative | 取り押さえろ | 取り押さえるな |
| Conditional | 取り押さえれば | 取り押さえなければ |
| Tara conditional | 取り押さえたら | 取り押さえなかったら |
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Physically grabbing and restraining a person, often with force, such as by police or security.
The police seized the criminal.
I witnessed a security guard subduing a suspicious person.
ichidan verb, transitive verb
Pinning someone down to prevent movement, often after grabbing them. Overlaps with sense 1 but emphasizes restraint rather than capture.
Several nurses held down the struggling patient.
The police seized the culprit on the spot.
The thief was subdued by the store clerk.
The officer pinned the struggling man to the ground.
Uses 抑える (suppress) instead of 押さえる; may appear in older texts.
Abbreviated form of 取り抑える; very rare.