Does the best translation of this sentence require causative-passive?


> Bob had resigned himself to the fact that they would drag him into their
> quarrel sooner or later.

There is a party of 3 people. Two have been having a petty argument. Bob is
focused on an immediate, important, problem. He wants to ignore the argument.
Which of these is the truest translation?

> 遅かれ早かれ、二人の口論に **引きずりこまれる** と、Bobは観念していた。  
>  or  
>  遅かれ早かれ、二人の口論に **引きずりこませられる** と、Bobは観念していた。

Why is causative used:  
Bob would have to be **forced** (使役形) into participating in the argument,
right? He would not just passively let himself (受身形) get involved.

Why is causative-passive used?  
Because Bob is the subject of "he resigns himself to getting involved" but
then the object of "they would drag him into the argument".




「~~を~~に引きずり込む」 means "drag ~~ to/into ~~", so 「~~に引きずり込まれる」 means "be dragged
to/into ~~" ≒ "be forced to participate in ~~", "to get involved in ~~". For
example...

> 二人はボブを口論に引きずり込む。They drag Bob into the quarrel.  
>  → ボブは二人の口論に引きずり込まれる。Bob is dragged into their quarrel.

So I think your sentence would translate to:

> 遅かれ早かれ二人の口論に引きずりこまれると、ボブは観念していた。




「~~を~~に引きずり込む」 means "drag ~~ to/into ~~", so 「~~に引きずり込まれる」 means "be dragged
to/into ~~" ≒ "be forced to participate in ~~", "to get involved in ~~". For
example...

> 二人はボブを口論に引きずり込む。They drag Bob into the quarrel.  
>  → ボブは二人の口論に引きずり込まれる。Bob is dragged into their quarrel.

So I think your sentence would translate to:

> 遅かれ早かれ二人の口論に引きずりこまれると、ボブは観念していた。

