Present and future
now, habits, and what is to come
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI become dry | ||
| NegativeI don’t become dry |
JAPANESE VERB
かわく
渇く
to become dry, to get thirsty
- #398 most used
- Godan verb (u-verb)
Conjugation
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Past
finished actions
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI became dry | ||
| NegativeI didn’t become dry |
Te-form
て形 · joining actions, “doing”, requests
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| て-formbecoming dry, and… | ||
| Doing now (て います)I am becoming dry | ||
| Please (て ください)please become dry |
Potential
可能形 · “can”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI can become dry | ||
| NegativeI can’t become dry |
Want to
たい形 · “want to”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| AffirmativeI want to become dry | ||
| NegativeI don’t want to become dry |
Volitional
意向形 · “let’s”, “I’ll”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| Let’slet’s become dry |
Conditional
条件形 · “if” and “when”
- If (ば) if I become dry
- If, when (たら) if I become dry
Commands and requests
命令形 · from gentle to blunt
- Do it (なさい) become dry (do it)
- Plain command become dry!
- Please don’t please don’t become dry
Passive and causative
受身形・使役形 · “is done”, “make someone do”
| Form | Polite | Plain |
|---|---|---|
| PassiveI am become dry | ||
| CausativeI make someone become dry |
How to use かわく
One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.
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Present and future
しおからい もの を たべる と、 のど が かわきます。
When you eat salty things, you get thirsty.
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Past
ながい さんぽ で のど が かわきました。
The long walk made me thirsty.
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Te-form
のど が かわいて いる なら、 おちゃ が あります よ。
If you're thirsty, there's some tea.
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Potential
のど が かわいて、 もう はしれません。
I'm so thirsty I can't run any more.
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Want to
のど が かわいた。 つめたい みず が のみたい。
I'm thirsty. I want some cold water.
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Volitional
のど が かわく まえ に、 みず を かって おこう。
Let's buy water before we get thirsty.
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Conditional
のど が かわいたら、 この ジュース を どうぞ。
If you get thirsty, help yourself to this juice.
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Commands and requests
のど が かわいたら、 がまん しないで のみなさい。
When you're thirsty, don't hold back, drink.
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Passive and causative
からい カレー が のど を かわかせます。
Spicy curry makes you thirsty.
Good to know
- のど が かわきました, "my throat has dried", is how you say "I'm thirsty".
- Thirst is not something you decide, so the potential, want, volitional and imperative sentences show かわく beside another verb.
Where you hear かわく
The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.
Japanese · Beginner Level 1
- あつい ひ は のど が かわきます。 I get thirsty on hot days.
- きのう は のど が かわきました。 I got thirsty yesterday.
- あした も あつい です。 のど が かわきます よ。 Tomorrow will be hot too. You'll get thirsty.
Japanese · Intermediate Level 2
- つゆ は せんたくもの が かわかない。 In the rainy season, the washing doesn't dry.
- きょう は はれて、 せんたくもの が かわいた。 It was sunny today, and the washing dried.
- あした は はれる から、 すぐ かわく よ。 It'll be sunny tomorrow, so it'll dry quickly.
Verbs like this one
The same pattern, on other verbs: godan verb (u-verb).