Japanese reference
乾く
かわく
to dry, become dry
Regular · 26 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | かわく (kawaku)something dries |
| Polite, masu | かわきます (kawakimasu)something dries |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | かわかない (kawakanai)something does not dry |
| Polite negative | かわきません (kawakimasen)something does not dry |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | かわいた (kawaita)something dried |
| Polite past | かわきました (kawakimashita)something dried |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | かわかなかった (kawakanakatta)something did not dry |
| Polite past negative | かわきませんでした (kawakimasendeshita)something did not dry |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | かわいて (kawaite)drying (and then) |
| Polite te-form | かわきまして (kawakimashite)drying (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | かわいている (kawaiteiru)something is dry |
| Polite te-iru | かわいています (kawaiteimasu)something is dry |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | かわけば (kawakeba)if something dries |
| Rare literary polite conditional | かわきますれば (kawakimasureba)if something dries (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | かわいたら (kawaitara)if something dries |
| Polite conditional, tara | かわきましたら (kawakimashitara)if something dries |
Voice
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | かわかせる (kawakaseru)cause something to dry |
| Polite causative | かわかせます (kawakasemasu)cause something to dry |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | かわくな (kawakuna)do not dry! |
| Polite negative request | かわかないでください (kawakanaidekudasai)please do not dry |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | かわきます (kawakimasu)something dries |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | かわきません (kawakimasen)something does not dry |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | かわきました (kawakimashita)something dried |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | かわきませんでした (kawakimasendeshita)something did not dry |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | かわいてください (kawaitekudasai)please dry |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | かわかないでください (kawakanaidekudasai)please do not dry |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | かわいてもいい (kawaitemoii)may something dries |
| Polite permission | かわいてもいいです (kawaitemoiidesu)may something dries |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | かわいてはいけない (kawaitehaikenai)must not something dries |
| Polite prohibition | かわいてはいけません (kawaitehaikemasen)must not something dries |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | かわきなさい (kawakinasai)something dries (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | かわいてみる (kawaitemiru)try to something dries |
| Polite try doing | かわいてみます (kawaitemimasu)try to something dries |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | かわいてしまう (kawaiteshimau)something dries completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | かわいてしまいます (kawaiteshimaimasu)something dries completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | かわいておく (kawaiteoku)something dries in advance |
| Polite preparation | かわいておきます (kawaiteokimasu)something dries in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | かわいたことがある (kawaitakotogaaru)have the experience of: something dried |
| Polite past experience | かわいたことがあります (kawaitakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: something dried |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | かわくと (kawakuto)whenever you something dries |
| Polite automatic result | かわきますと (kawakimasuto)whenever you something dries |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | かわくなら (kawakunara)if you mean to something dries |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | かわくだろう (kawakudarou)probably something dries |
| Polite probability | かわくでしょう (kawakudeshou)probably something dries |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | かわけ (kawake)dry! |
| Polite request | かわいてください (kawaitekudasai)please dry |
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