つかまった

was caught, got arrested

→ 捕まる

つかまっ get caught, be caught, be arrested + た Past tense

verb · informal, past tense Rare #44,444

was caught, got arrested Often used when someone is caught by the police.

JA: 彼は警察につかまった。

EN: He was caught by the police.

Conjugation of 捕まる

Indicative past

つかまった

I got caught yesterday.

— ライフ・イズ・ビューティフル (1997)

I got arrested for drunk driving.

He fell in with a bad crowd.

I got caught!

— ダンガルきっと、つよくなる (2016)