喉のどが渇かわく

喉が渇く · godan verb (-ku)

Form	Positive	Negative
Dictionary	喉のどが渇かわく	喉のどが渇かわかない
Polite	喉のどが渇かわきます	喉のどが渇かわきません
Past polite	喉のどが渇かわきました	喉のどが渇かわきませんでした
Past	喉のどが渇かわいた	喉のどが渇かわかなかった
Te-form	喉のどが渇かわいて	喉のどが渇かわかないで
Desire	喉のどが渇かわきたい	喉のどが渇かわきたくない
Potential	喉のどが渇かわける	喉のどが渇かわけない
Passive	喉のどが渇かわかれる	喉のどが渇かわかれない
Causative	喉のどが渇かわかせる	喉のどが渇かわかせない
Causative passive	喉のどが渇かわかせられるalso 喉のどが渇かわかされる	喉のどが渇かわかせられないalso 喉のどが渇かわかされない
Volitional	喉のどが渇かわこう
Polite volitional	喉のどが渇かわきましょう
Imperative	喉のどが渇かわけ	喉のどが渇かわくな
Conditional	喉のどが渇かわけば	喉のどが渇かわかなければ
Tara conditional	喉のどが渇かわいたら	喉のどが渇かわかなかったら

Meanings

expression, godan verb (-ku)

to be thirsty

Standard expression for physical thirst. Can also be used figuratively for a strong desire (e.g., thirst for knowledge).

Kanji

喉throat, voice
渇thirst, dry up, parch
乾drought, dry, desiccate

Related words

渇かわくN2
喉が渇く explicitly states that the throat is thirsty, while 渇く alone can be used more broadly or literarily for thirst/craving and is easily confused with the homophone 乾く (to dry).

Built from

喉のど+渇かわく

Written forms

喉のどが渇かわく
Standard kanji spelling. 喉 (throat) and 渇く (to be thirsty) are both common.
のどが渇かわく
Mixed kana-kanji spelling, often used when 喉 is considered difficult or to lighten the text.
喉のどが乾かわく
Variant using 乾く (to dry). Less common for thirst, but understood.

Etymology

Compound of 喉 (throat) + が (subject marker) + 渇く (to be thirsty). The verb 渇く is historically related to 乾く (to dry), but 渇く is now specialized for thirst.