乾く
かわく
to get dry
Kawaku (乾く) is a godan verb meaning "to get dry". Its polite form is 乾きます (kawakimasu), its te form is 乾いて (kawaite), its past form is 乾いた (kawaita), and its negative form is 乾かない (kawakanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Kawaku (乾く) conjugation quick reference
乾く means "to get dry". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Kawaku example sentences
洗濯物が乾きました。
The laundry dried.
タオルがまだ乾いていません。
The towel is not dry yet.
のどが乾いた。
I'm thirsty. (Literally: My throat got dry.)
How to use Kawaku: grammar notes
•Use 乾く with the particle が to show what is getting dry — for example, シャツが乾きました means "The shirt got dry."
•Don't confuse 乾く (to get dry) with 乾かす (to dry something); 乾く happens on its own, while 乾かす is something you do.
•In casual speech, the て-form 乾いて is often used to talk about things not being dry yet — like タオルがまだ乾いていません (The towel isn't dry yet).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Kawaku
のどが乾く
I’m thirsty (literally: my throat gets dry)
- Example: 暑くてのどが乾いた。
It's hot and I'm thirsty.
洗濯物が乾く
The laundry dries
Kawaku (乾く) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 乾く | kawaku |
| Masu Form | 乾きます | kawakimasu |
| Te Form | 乾いて | kawaite |
| Past Form | 乾いた | kawaita |
| Negative Form | 乾かない | kawakanai |
| Past Negative | 乾かなかった | kawakanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 乾きます | kawakimasu |
| Polite Past | 乾きました | kawakimashita |
| Polite Negative | 乾きません | kawakimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 乾きませんでした | kawakimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 乾ける | kawakeru |
| Passive Form | 乾かれる | kawakareru |
| Causative Form | 乾かせる | kawakaseru |
| Causative Passive | 乾かされる | kawakasareru |
| Volitional Form | 乾こう | kawakou |
| Imperative Form | 乾け | kawake |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 乾けば | kawakeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 乾いたら | kawaitara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 乾いている | kawaiteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 乾きたい | kawakitai |
| Prohibition | 乾くな | kawakuna |