つかむ

tsukamu

to grab, to catch hold of

Alsoto grasp (a meaning)

What does つかむ mean?

つかむ is a Japanese verb meaning “to grab” or “to catch hold of” in English. It can also be translated as “to grasp (a meaning)” depending on context. It is written as つかむ in hiragana, and tsukamu in romaji. This word is part of JLPT N3 vocabulary.

Example sentences

彼は私の腕をつかんだ。

He grabbed my arm.

話の意味がつかめない。

I can't grasp what he's saying.

Conjugation of つかむ

AffirmativeNegative
Plainつかむつかまない
Plain pastつかんだつかまなかった
Politeつかみますつかみません
Polite pastつかみましたつかみませんでした

Other forms

Te-formつかんで
Potentialつかめる
Passiveつかまれる
Volitionalつかもう
Causativeつかませる
Conditionalつかめば

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