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掴む

to grab

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Conjugation of 掴む

This verb follows the godan conjugation pattern. This verb can also mean the following: take hold of, grip, take
私/俺
Present informal tense
掴む
tsukamu
I grab
Present informal negative tense
掴まない
tsukamanai
I don't grab
Present formal tense
掴みます
tsukamimasu
I grab
Present formal negative tense
掴みません
tsen
I do not grab
私/俺
Past informal tense
掴んだ
tsukanda
I grabbed
Past informal negative tense
掴まなかった
tsukamanakatta
I didn't grab
Past formal tense
掴みました
tshita
I grab
Past formal negative tense
掴みませんでした
tsen deshita
I did not grab
私/俺
Imperative informal mood
掴め
tsukame
grab
Imperative negative mood
掴むな
tsukamu na
don't grab
Imperative formal mood
掴んでください
tsukande kudasai
please grab
Imperative formal negative mood
掴まないでください
tsukamanai dekudasai
please do not grab
私/俺
Te form - conjunctive stem
掴んで
tsukande
grab
Passive stem
掴まれる
tsukamareru
grabbed
Hypothetical tense
掴め
tsukame
if I grabbed
Hypothetical conditional stem
掴めば
tsukameba
grabbed
私/俺
Volitional stem
掴もう
tsukamō
will grab
Potential stem
掴める
tsukameru
grabbed
Continuative stem
掴み
tsukami
grabbing
Causative stem
掴ませる
tsukamaseru
allow to grab
私/俺
Imperfective stem
掴ま
tsukama
grab

Examples of 掴む

私の魂を　掴む。 洗練さと　意外性が　同居している。

Holding my own with sophistication and savoir faire.

掴んだ！

Audrey! Do it!

掴んだ。

I got her! I got her!

- 掴んだか？ - 掴んだ！

You got her?

掴んで。。

Look, we still have to stop Amy.

掴んで、パイプを掴んで！

Pick it up!

掴んで、今掴め！

Brad, don't do this! brad! Grab it, grab it, now!

掴んで。 。

We should grab her and...

掴んで！手を掴んで！

No! Get it away from me!

- 掴め

- Grab it.

- 掴め！

- Grab it!

掴め！

Kristen, we want to help you!

掴め！ - なに？

- What?

- 掴み...

- Gra... gra...

（久利生）　つかんだ？ （雨宮）　ほら！ すげえ

It worked!

つかんだ?

Grab the rope. You got it?

逃げた彼女の手首を つかんだ

When she escaped, he grabbed her wrists, which caused the bruising.

つかんだ　怖がるな！

That's it! I've got you! You don't have to be scared.

つかんだ

Got ya.

つかめ

Seize it.

つかめ！

Catch her! Seize her!

尻尾なんてないよ さあ、つかんで

- There's no bottom. Now grab it.

つかんで　大丈夫?

- No! Catch it, alright?

つかんで！

Hey! Grab it! Get it, get it, get it!

奴の動きを　つかめば 優位に立てる

The more we can learn about his operation, the better a case we can build against him.