とれなかった

couldn't get; couldn't obtain

→ 取れる
とれ come off, be removed + なかっ Negative past + Past tense
verb · past potential Rare #39,104
couldn't get; couldn't obtain Past negative form of とれる, often written 取れなかった when meaning “couldn't get” or “couldn't obtain.”
JA: 人気のコンサートのチケットがとれなかった。
EN: I couldn't get tickets to the popular concert.
Conjugation of 取れる
Potential past
取れなかったとれなかった

獲物とれなかった

I couldn't catch any prey.

今朝交通渋滞動きがとれなかった

I was stuck in traffic this morning.

彼の会社に電話した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とれなかっただろう

Otherwise, I wouldn't have won first prize.