渇く

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 渇く is an intransitive godan verb read かわく, meaning to become thirsty.
• Basic usage: The body part appears in 喉が渇く, and causes or conditions can be linked with ので or と.
  • 長く歩いたので喉が渇いた。 says that the speaker became thirsty after a long walk; 塩辛い物を食べると喉が渇く。 states that eating salty food makes one thirsty.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• 喉が渇く
  • が marks the throat as the body part in the thirsty state.
• 歩いたので
  • ので gives the long walk as the reason for the thirst.
• 渇く and 乾く
  • Both are read かわく; 渇く commonly concerns thirst, while 乾く concerns moisture drying.