我喝水因为我渴了。

I'm drinking water because I'm thirsty.

I drink water because I am thirsty.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
2 喝水 hēshuǐ to drink water
3 因为 yīnwèi
  1. because
  2. owing to
  3. on account of
4 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=5 渴 kě thirsty
=5 渴 jié
  1. (obsolete) alternative form of 竭 (jié, “to use up; to exhaust; to cause to dry up”)
  2. alternative form of 竭 (jié, “to use up; to exhaust; to cause to dry up”)
=6 了 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with 得 dé or 不 bù after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as 無 wú or 不 bù) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of 瞭 liǎo)
=6 了 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=6 了 liào unofficial variant of 瞭 liào