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捕捉

捕捉

Chinese

		to catch; to seize; to capture	to clutch; to grab; to capture
simp. and trad. (捕捉)		捕	捉

Verb

捕捉

to arrest; to apprehend

Japanese

Kanji in this term
捕	捉
ほ Grade: S	そく Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

捕捉 ‎(hiragana ほそく, romaji hosoku)

tracking, capturing, arrest

Verb

捕捉する ‎(hiragana ほそくする, romaji hosoku suru)

capture, track on

Conjugation

Conjugation of "捕捉する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	捕捉し	ほそくし	hosoku shi
Continuative (連用形)	捕捉し	ほそくし	hosoku shi
Terminal (終止形)	捕捉する	ほそくする	hosoku suru
Attributive (連体形)	捕捉する	ほそくする	hosoku suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	捕捉すれ	ほそくすれ	hosoku sure
Imperative (命令形)	捕捉せよ¹ 捕捉しろ²	ほそくせよ¹ ほそくしろ²	hosoku seyo¹ hosoku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	捕捉される	ほそくされる	hosoku sareru
Causative	捕捉させる捕捉さす	ほそくさせるほそくさす	hosoku saseru hosoku sasu
Potential	捕捉できる	ほそくできる	hosoku dekiru
Volitional	捕捉しよう	ほそくしよう	hosoku shiyō
Negative	捕捉しない	ほそくしない	hosoku shinai
Negative continuative	捕捉せず	ほそくせず	hosoku sezu
Formal	捕捉します	ほそくします	hosoku shimasu
Perfective	捕捉した	ほそくした	hosoku shita
Conjunctive	捕捉して	ほそくして	hosoku shite
Hypothetical conditional	捕捉すれば	ほそくすれば	hosoku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǔzhuō

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ zuk¹
Min Nan (POJ): pō͘-chok / pō͘-chhiok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǔzhuō
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˇ ㄓㄨㄛ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buujuo
  - IPA ^(key): /pu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bou⁶ zuk¹
  - Yale: bouh jūk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ dzuk⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² t͡sʊk̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pō͘-chok / pō͘-chhiok
  - Tâi-lô: pōo-tsok / pōo-tshiok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: poxzog, poxchiog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔk̚³²/, /pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔk̚⁵/, /pɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔk̚³²/, /pɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔk̚³²/, /pɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔk̚³²/, /pɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰiɔk̚³²/