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引ひき取とる (hikitoru)

to take over, to take charge of, to take back

  • JLPT N1
  • Godan verb
  • Pitch 3
  • #8358 most frequent

Meaning

引き取る (ひきとる, hikitoru) is a JLPT N1 verb meaning “to take over, to take charge of, to take back”.

Kanji in this word

Example sentences 12

彼女かのじょは息子むすこを引ひき取とったの。

She took custody of her son.

姑を引き取る。

He took in his mother-in-law.

彼かれは息いきを引き取ひきった。

He has drawn his last breath.

病人びょうにんは息いきを引き取ひきった。

The patient breathed his last.

Conjugation table

引き取る (ひきとる) is a godan verb (u-verb). Every major form with romaji:

FormJapaneseRomaji
Dictionary引き取る ひきとるhikitoru
Negative引き取らない ひきとらないhikitoranai
Past引き取った ひきとったhikitotta
Past negative引き取らなかった ひきとらなかったhikitoranakatta
Polite (ます)引き取ります ひきとりますhikitorimasu
Polite negative引き取りません ひきとりませんhikitorimasen
Polite past引き取りました ひきとりましたhikitorimashita
Polite past negative引き取りませんでした ひきとりませんでしたhikitorimasendeshita
Te-form引き取って ひきとってhikitotte
Conditional (ば)引き取れば ひきとればhikitoreba
Conditional (たら)引き取ったら ひきとったらhikitottara
Potential引き取れる ひきとれるhikitoreru
Passive引き取られる ひきとられるhikitorareru
Causative引き取らせる ひきとらせるhikitoraseru
Causative-passive引き取らせられる ひきとらせられるhikitoraserareru
Volitional引き取ろう ひきとろうhikitorou
Volitional polite引き取りましょう ひきとりましょうhikitorimashou
Imperative引き取れ ひきとれhikitore
Desire (たい)引き取りたい ひきとりたいhikitoritai

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