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VocabJLPT N3
to be caught
Godan VerbIntransitive Verb

Definitions

  1. 1. to be caught
  2. 2. to be arrested
  3. 3. to hold on to
  4. 4. to find (e.g. proof)
This verb means "to be caught" or "to be captured," often used when someone is arrested by police or caught in the act of doing something wrong. It is the intransitive counterpart to the transitive verb meaning "to catch," so the subject is the one being caught rather than doing the catching.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

If you don't head home soon, the teacher's gonna grab you!

Sentence 2

He laughed and said, "It's only a matter of time before the police catch him."

Sentence 3

How much evidence does it take for a suspect to get caught?

Sentence 4

Which news report said they caught the suspect?

Sentence 5

Do you know yet where the arrest was made and who was caught?