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ひきとる
verb (godan)
to take back, to take custody of
Conjugation
AffirmativeNegative
Present()()()()らない
Present polite()()ります()()りません
Past()()った()()らなかった
Past polite()()りました()()りませんでした
て form()()って()()らなくて
ている present()()っている()()っていない
ている polite()()っています()()っていません
ている past()()っていた()()っていなかった
ている past polite()()っていました()()っていませんでした
Conditional ば()()れば()()らなければ
Conditional たら()()ったら()()らなかったら
Volitional()()ろう
Volitional polite()()りましょう
Potential()()れる()()れない
Passive()()られる()()られない
Causative()()らせる()()らせない
Imperative()()()()るな
1. to take back, to collect
To retrieve or collect something, especially unwanted or returned items.
We will take back defective products free of charge.
Can you take back this old computer?
The manufacturer is expected to take back products that didn't sell during the closing sale.
2. to take custody of, to take in
To take responsibility for caring for someone, such as a child or elderly person.
After the grandmother passed away, they took custody of the grandchild.
I decided to take in and raise an abandoned cat.
離婚(りこん)()(はは)子供(こども)()()った。
After the divorce, the mother took custody of the children.
3. to pass away, to breathe one's last
A euphemism for dying, often used as 息を引き取る (to draw one's last breath).
He passed away quietly while watched over by his family.
息を引き取る is a common euphemism for dying
My grandfather passed away last night after a long battle with illness.
He was taken to the hospital but passed away shortly after.

TRANSITIVITY: 他動詞(たどうし) (transitive). Compound verb: () + (). Pattern: Xを()()る (take back X / take custody of X).

ASPECT: ている indicates resulting state. ()()っている = 'has taken in' or 'is caring for.'

COMMON PATTERNS:

NOTE: The phrase (いき)()()る is a respectful way to say someone died, often used in formal or literary contexts.

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