Board Thread:Wiki/@comment-30049797-20160924003216/@comment-1327106-20170825221516

Okay. I think I know what may have happened.

Someone was arguing that it's "引き取られる" (hikitorareru) not "引き取る" (hikitoru), but "引き取られる" (hikitorareru) is a conjugation of "引き取る" (hikitoru). "引き取る" (hikitoru) is the root word.

Specifically you'd use the -られる ending for passive voice. Like in English you'd say "Mikasa adopts" in active voice and "was adopted" in passive voice.

So if you were looking up the word in a dictionary, you'd still go to "引き取る" (hikitoru).