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Conjugation of Japanese verb 乾く - dry - kawaku

godan verb

    Variant

    Stem

    Conjugation

    Reading

    かわ
    kawa

    Meaning

    dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾く

    Reading

    かわく
    kawaku

    Meaning

    to dry / does dry / will dry

    Variant

    Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かない

    Reading

    かわかない
    kawakanai

    Meaning

    to not dry / does not dry / will not dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾きます

    Reading

    かわきます
    kawakimasu

    Meaning

    to dry / does dry / will dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きません

    Reading

    かわきません
    kawakimasen

    Meaning

    to not dry / does not dry / will not dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾いた

    Reading

    かわいた
    kawaita

    Meaning

    did dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かなかった

    Reading

    かわかなかった
    kawakanakatta

    Meaning

    did not dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾きました

    Reading

    かわきました
    kawakimashita

    Meaning

    did dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きませんでした

    Reading

    かわきませんでした
    kawakimasendeshita

    Meaning

    did not dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾いて

    Reading

    かわいて
    kawaite

    Meaning

    dry, and...

    Variant

    Negative I

    Conjugation

    乾かないで

    Reading

    かわかないで
    kawakanaide

    Meaning

    not dry, and...

    Variant

    Negative II

    Conjugation

    乾かなくて

    Reading

    かわかなくて
    kawakanakute

    Meaning

    not dry, and...

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾きまして

    Reading

    かわきまして
    kawakimashite

    Meaning

    dry, and...

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きませんで

    Reading

    かわきませんで
    kawakimasende

    Meaning

    not dry, and...

    Variant

    Abrupt

    Conjugation

    乾け

    Reading

    かわけ
    kawake

    Meaning

    dry!

    Variant

    Abrupt Negative

    Conjugation

    乾くな

    Reading

    かわくな
    kawakuna

    Meaning

    do not dry!

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾きなさい

    Reading

    かわきなさい
    kawakinasai

    Meaning

    dry!

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きなさるな

    Reading

    かわきなさるな
    kawakinasaruna

    Meaning

    do not dry!

    Variant

    Polite I

    Conjugation

    乾いてください

    Reading

    かわいてください
    kawaitekudasai

    Meaning

    please dry

    Variant

    Polite II

    Conjugation

    お乾きください

    Reading

    おかわきください
    okawakikudasai

    Meaning

    kindly dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かないでください

    Reading

    かわかないでください
    kawakanaidekudasai

    Meaning

    please do not dry

    Variant

    Honorific

    Conjugation

    お乾きなさいませ

    Reading

    おかわきなさいませ
    okawakinasaimase

    Meaning

    please dry

    Variant

    Honorific Negative

    Conjugation

    お乾きなさいますな

    Reading

    おかわきなさいますな
    okawakinasaimasuna

    Meaning

    please do not dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾いている

    Reading

    かわいている
    kawaiteiru

    Meaning

    is doing dry / is dry(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾いています

    Reading

    かわいています
    kawaiteimasu

    Meaning

    is doing dry / is dry(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾いていません

    Reading

    かわいていません
    kawaiteimasen

    Meaning

    is not doing dry / is not dry(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾いていた

    Reading

    かわいていた
    kawaiteita

    Meaning

    was doing dry / was dry(ing)

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾いていました

    Reading

    かわいていました
    kawaiteimashita

    Meaning

    was doing dry / was dry(ing)

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾いていませんでした

    Reading

    かわいていませんでした
    kawaiteimasendeshita

    Meaning

    was not doing dry / was not dry(ing)

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾こう

    Reading

    かわこう
    kawakou

    Meaning

    let's dry / will dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾くまい

    Reading

    かわくまい
    kawakumai

    Meaning

    let's not dry / will not dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾きましょう

    Reading

    かわきましょう
    kawakimashou

    Meaning

    let's dry / will dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きますまい

    Reading

    かわきますまい
    kawakimasumai

    Meaning

    let's not dry / will not dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾くだろう

    Reading

    かわくだろう
    kawakudarou

    Meaning

    will probably dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かないだろう

    Reading

    かわかないだろう
    kawakanaidarou

    Meaning

    will probably not dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾くでしょう

    Reading

    かわくでしょう
    kawakudeshou

    Meaning

    will probably dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かないでしょう

    Reading

    かわかないでしょう
    kawakanaideshou

    Meaning

    will probably not dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾いただろう

    Reading

    かわいただろう
    kawaitadarou

    Meaning

    probably did dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かなかっただろう

    Reading

    かわかなかっただろう
    kawakanakattadarou

    Meaning

    probably did not dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾いたでしょう

    Reading

    かわいたでしょう
    kawaitadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かなかったでしょう

    Reading

    かわかなかったでしょう
    kawakanakattadeshou

    Meaning

    probably did not dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾けば

    Reading

    かわけば
    kawakeba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かなければ

    Reading

    かわかなければ
    kawakanakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾いたら

    Reading

    かわいたら
    kawaitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かなかったら

    Reading

    かわかなかったら
    kawakanakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾きましたら

    Reading

    かわきましたら
    kawakimashitara

    Meaning

    if/when (someone) did dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きませんでしたら

    Reading

    かわきませんでしたら
    kawakimasendeshitara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾ける

    Reading

    かわける
    kawakeru

    Meaning

    can dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾けない

    Reading

    かわけない
    kawakenai

    Meaning

    cannot dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾けます

    Reading

    かわけます
    kawakemasu

    Meaning

    can dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾けません

    Reading

    かわけません
    kawakemasen

    Meaning

    cannot dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾かせる

    Reading

    かわかせる
    kawakaseru

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かせない

    Reading

    かわかせない
    kawakasenai

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾かせます

    Reading

    かわかせます
    kawakasemasu

    Meaning

    make/let (someone) dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かせません

    Reading

    かわかせません
    kawakasemasen

    Meaning

    do not make/let (someone) dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾かれる

    Reading

    かわかれる
    kawakareru

    Meaning

    be dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かれない

    Reading

    かわかれない
    kawakarenai

    Meaning

    not be dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾かれます

    Reading

    かわかれます
    kawakaremasu

    Meaning

    be dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かれません

    Reading

    かわかれません
    kawakaremasen

    Meaning

    not be dry

    Variant

    Plain

    Conjugation

    乾いたり

    Reading

    かわいたり
    kawaitari

    Meaning

    did things like dry

    Variant

    Plain Negative

    Conjugation

    乾かなかったり

    Reading

    かわかなかったり
    kawakanakattari

    Meaning

    did not do things like dry

    Variant

    Polite

    Conjugation

    乾きましたり

    Reading

    かわきましたり
    kawakimashitari

    Meaning

    did things like dry

    Variant

    Polite Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きませんでしたり

    Reading

    かわきませんでしたり
    kawakimasendeshitari

    Meaning

    did not do things like dry

    Variant

    Present Indicative

    Conjugation

    乾きたい

    Reading

    かわたい
    kawatai

    Meaning

    want to dry

    Variant

    Present Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きたくない

    Reading

    かわたくない
    kawatakunai

    Meaning

    do not want to dry

    Variant

    Past Indicative

    Conjugation

    乾きたかった

    Reading

    かわたかった
    kawatakatta

    Meaning

    wanted to dry

    Variant

    Past Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きたくなかった

    Reading

    かわたくなかった
    kawatakunakatta

    Meaning

    did not want to dry

    Variant

    Te-form

    Conjugation

    乾きたくて

    Reading

    かわたくて
    kawatakute

    Meaning

    want to dry, and...

    Variant

    Negative Te-form

    Conjugation

    乾きたくなくて

    Reading

    かわたくなくて
    kawatakunakute

    Meaning

    do not want to dry, and...

    Variant

    Adverbial

    Conjugation

    乾きたく

    Reading

    かわたく
    kawataku

    Meaning

    in a way of wanting to dry

    Variant

    Provisional

    Conjugation

    乾きたければ

    Reading

    かわたければ
    kawatakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) wants to dry

    Variant

    Provisional Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きたくなければ

    Reading

    かわたくなければ
    kawatakunakereba

    Meaning

    if (someone) does not want to dry

    Variant

    Conditional

    Conjugation

    乾きたかったら

    Reading

    かわたかったら
    kawatakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) wanted to dry

    Variant

    Conditional Negative

    Conjugation

    乾きたくなかったら

    Reading

    かわたくなかったら
    kawatakunakattara

    Meaning

    if (someone) did not want to dry

    Variant

    Nominal / Objective

    Conjugation

    乾きたさ

    Reading

    かわたさ
    kawatasa

    Meaning

    the desire to dry

Word Detail

    word

    乾く

    Meaning

    Dry

Kanji in this Verb

  • kanji

    Meaning

    Dry

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