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捉える

to do

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Conjugation of 捉える

This verb follows the ichidan conjugation pattern.
私/俺
Present informal tense
捉える
toraeru
I do
Present informal negative tense
捉えない
toraenai
I don't do
Present formal tense
捉えます
toraemasu
I do
Present formal negative tense
捉えません
toraemasen
I do not do
私/俺
Past informal tense
捉えた
toraeta
I did
Past informal negative tense
捉えなかった
toraenakatta
I didn't do
Past formal tense
捉えました
toraemashita
I do
Past formal negative tense
捉えませんでした
toraemasen deshita
I did not do
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
捉えよ
toraeyo
do
Imperative negative mood
捉えるな
toraeru na
don't do
Imperative formal mood
捉えてください
toraete kudasai
please do
Imperative formal negative mood
捉えないでください
toraenai dekudasai
please do not do
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
捉えて
toraete
do
Passive stem
捉えられる
toraerareru
did
Hypothetical tense
捉えれ
toraere
if I did
Hypothetical conditional stem
捉えれば
toraereba
did
私/俺
Volitional stem
捉えよう
toraeyō
will do
Potential stem
捉えられる
toraerareru
did
Continuative stem
捉え
torae
doing
Causative stem
捉えさせる
toraesaseru
allow to do
私/俺
Imperfective stem
捉え
torae
do

Examples of 捉える

捉えた

I got him.

動かないでくれ 捉えた

You... don't you move. I've got them.

《衛星を 捉えた》

I've got a fix on the satellite.

捉えた！

I got him!

呪いに違いないと とらえた 彼女は ジェームズの 可能性を案じ

James' grandmother regarded the Furlong Condition as nothing short of a curse.

お前を とらえた

Ah, I got you.

ジェームズの祖母は 一族の境遇を 呪いに違いないと とらえた

James' grandmother regarded the Furlong Condition as nothing short of a curse.

ジャヴァディから多くは 報告されていないが、 それは良いことだと とらえよう

We haven't heard much from Javadi, but we're taking that as a good thing.

問題は運命と とらえ それを変えようとしない

The tragedy is, they know what's going to become of them.