Difference between あく and ひらく

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I would like to know the difference between these words, please write some example sentences.

Possible Duplicate: ひらく / とじる vs. あける / しめる — Flaw, Aug 20 '16 at 15:52
^That link is helpful but I don't think it answers the question. Unless I'm missing something it just says that the two are used differently without saying why. — user3856370, Aug 20 '16 at 16:07
@user3856370 I rather think the accepted answer in that link tells sufficiently how and why they're different, and becomes a superset of what needs to be answered here. — broccoli forest, Aug 21 '16 at 16:41
@broccoliforest Your right. I guess I was getting confused with how you know when to use あく or あける for example when they can both be transitive and intransitive. — user3856370, Aug 21 '16 at 16:47

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 20 '16 at 15:49

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開く（あく）to be opened
その店は開く This shop is opened
開く（ひらく）to open
私は窓を開く I open a window

answered Aug 20 '16 at 15:49

StanisLove Sid

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It seems your answer tries to distinguish them by transitivity. However, ひらく can be transitive or intransitive while あく is intransitive. – Flaw Aug 20 '16 at 15:54

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 21 '16 at 07:30

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As in Flaw's comment, あく is intransitive and ひらく can be both. The transitive form of あく is 開ける（あける）. And don't confuse 開くwith 空く（あく）which means to become vacant.

answered Aug 21 '16 at 07:30

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Difference between あく and ひらく

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