捕まえよう

try to catch, let’s catch

→ 捕まえる

捕まえ catch, capture + よう Volitional

verb · informal Rare #41,157

try to catch Used with とする to mean “try to catch.”

JA: 魚を捕まえようとした。

EN: I tried to catch a fish.

let’s catch A volitional form used to suggest doing something together.

JA: 一緒に魚を捕まえよう。

EN: Let’s catch a fish together.

Conjugation of 捕まえる

Optative

捕まえよう

From now on, let's catch fish together.

— ほんとうのピノッキオ (2019)

They're trying to catch us!

— Arrietty (2010)

He tried to catch the bird, but he couldn't.