乾く

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
乾
かわ
Grade: S

Cognate with Japanese 渇 (かわ)く (kawaku, “to be thirsty”).

Pronunciation

Verb

乾く (intransitive, godan conjugation, hiragana かわく, rōmaji kawaku)

Japanese verb pair
active 乾かす
mediopassive 乾く
  1. dry (become dry); dry up

Conjugation
Conjugation of "乾く" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形) 乾か かわか kawaka
Continuative (連用形) 乾き かわき kawaki
Terminal (終止形) 乾く かわく kawaku
Attributive (連体形) 乾く かわく kawaku
Hypothetical (仮定形) 乾け かわけ kawake
Imperative (命令形) 乾け かわけ kawake
Key constructions
Passive 乾かれる かわかれる kawakareru
Causative 乾かせる
乾かす		 かわかせる
かわかす		 kawakaseru
kawakasu
Potential 乾ける かわける kawakeru
Volitional 乾こう かわこう kawakō
Negative 乾かない かわかない kawakanai
Negative continuative 乾かず かわかず kawakazu
Formal 乾きます かわきます kawakimasu
Perfective 乾いた かわいた kawaita
Conjunctive 乾いて かわいて kawaite
Hypothetical conditional 乾けば かわけば kawakeba
Classical conjugation of "乾く" (カ行四段活用, see Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Stem forms
Irrealis (未然形) 乾かかわかkawaka
Continuative (連用形) 乾きかわきkawaki
Terminal (終止形) 乾くかわくkawaku
Attributive (連体形) 乾くかわくkawaku
Realis (已然形) 乾けかわけkawake
Imperative (命令形) 乾けかわけkawake
Key constructions
Negative 乾かずかわかずkawakazu
Contrasting conjunction 乾けどかわけどkawakedo
Causal conjunction 乾けばかわけばkawakeba
Conditional conjunction 乾かばかわかばkawakaba
Past tense (firsthand knowledge) 乾ききかわききkawakiki
Past tense (secondhand knowledge) 乾きけりかわきけりkawakikeri
Perfect tense (conscious action) 乾きつかわきつkawakitu
Perfect tense (natural event) 乾きぬかわきぬkawakinu
Perfect-continuative tense 乾けり
乾きたり		かわけり
かわきたり		kawakeri
kawakitari

References
  1. 1974, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Second Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō
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