きつ かれいたそうだ
nukitsu nukareita sōda

Noun
Evidential Auxiliary

Expresses hearsay about a past event ("I heard that...") of 抜きつ抜かれつ

1. They say [someone] was overtaken and then overtook [someone else].; A back-and-forth struggle was happening.

Past/Perfective
Hearsay Evidence