つかまった

was caught, was arrested

→ 捕まる

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

verb · past indicative Rare #41,104

was caught, was arrested Depending on the context, this can mean being caught by someone or being arrested by the police.

JA: 犯人は警察につかまった。

EN: The criminal was arrested by the police.

Conjugation of 捕まる

Indicative past

つかまった

I got caught!

— ダンガルきっと、つよくなる (2016)

He fell in with a bad crowd.

I got arrested for drunk driving.

I got caught yesterday.

— ライフ・イズ・ビューティフル (1997)