1.
to wet, to moisten
To make something damp with water or liquid.
タオルを濡らす。
To wet a towel.
手を濡らさずに済む。
To manage without getting one's hands wet.
Idiomatic: to avoid effort
雨で服を濡らしてしまったので、着替えなければならなかった。
I got my clothes wet in the rain, so I had to change.
濡らす is a godan verb meaning to wet or moisten something.
TRANSITIVITY:
- Type: 他動詞 (transitive)
- Pair: 濡れる (intransitive - to get wet)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- Xを濡らす: to wet X
- Xで濡らす: to wet with X
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- タオルを濡らす: to wet a towel
- 髪を濡らす: to wet one's hair
- 唇を濡らす: to moisten one's lips
- 涙で頬を濡らす: to wet one's cheeks with tears
IDIOM:
手を濡らさずに: without lifting a finger (lit. without wetting one's hands) - to achieve something without effort