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とれなかった

couldn't get, couldn't obtain, couldn't catch, couldn't move freely, couldn't get in touch

→ 取れる
とれ can get, can take + なかっ Past negative + た Past tense
verb · informal, past tense Rare #42,139
couldn't get, couldn't obtain, couldn't catch The negative past form of 取れる; the intended meaning depends on what is being obtained or caught.
JA: いい席がとれなかった。
EN: I couldn't get a good seat.
couldn't move freely Used in the expression 動きがとれない, meaning that one's movement is restricted.
JA: 渋滞で車の動きがとれなかった。
EN: The traffic jam kept the car from moving.
couldn't get in touch Used in the expression 連絡がとれない.
JA: 何度電話しても、彼とは連絡がとれなかった。
EN: No matter how many times I called, I couldn't get in touch with him.
Conjugation of 取れる
Potential past
とれなかった

獲物がとれなかった。

I couldn't catch any prey.

彼の会社に電話したが彼には連絡がとれなかった。

I called his company, but I couldn't get hold of him.

さもなければ、一等賞はとれなかっただろう。

Otherwise, I wouldn't have won first prize.

今朝交通渋滞で動きがとれなかった。

I was stuck in traffic this morning.