笑う · godan verb (-u)
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 笑う | 笑わない |
| Polite | 笑います | 笑いません |
| Past polite | 笑いました | 笑いませんでした |
| Past | 笑った | 笑わなかった |
| Te-form | 笑って | 笑わないで |
| Desire | 笑いたい | 笑いたくない |
| Potential | 笑える | 笑えない |
| Passive | 笑われる | 笑われない |
| Causative | 笑わせる | 笑わせない |
| Causative passive | 笑わせられるalso 笑わされる | 笑わせられないalso 笑わされない |
| Volitional | 笑おう | |
| Polite volitional | 笑いましょう | |
| Imperative | 笑え | 笑うな |
| Conditional | 笑えば | 笑わなければ |
| Tara conditional | 笑ったら | 笑わなかったら |
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Intransitive use for laughing aloud or reacting with laughter, often with に for what causes the laughter.
Everyone laughed at his joke.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
Also means to smile, especially when the expression is gentle or quiet rather than loud laughter.
In the photo, she is smiling gently.
godan verb (-u), transitive verb
Transitive use meaning to laugh at someone or something in a mocking way. The rare spelling 嗤う especially emphasizes sneering or contempt.
It is not good to laugh at other people's failures.
He sneered at the other person's ignorance.
godan verb (-u), intransitive verb
be dumbfounded; be flabbergasted; can only laugh
Used mainly in the patterns 笑ってしまう and casual 笑っちゃう, expressing stunned disbelief, exasperation, or absurdity rather than simple amusement.
When I saw the bill, I was dumbfounded by how high it was.
When they understand this little, all you can do is laugh in disbelief.
I couldn't help laughing at his joke.
You shouldn't laugh at him for failing.
She smiled brightly and greeted us.
His irresponsibility was so absurd I could only laugh.
Everyone burst out laughing at that story.
great laughter; burst of laughter; roaring laugh
bitter smile; wry smile; forced laugh
funny story; funny anecdote
laughing matter
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
laughing while crying; smiling through tears · alternating laughter and tears; joy and sorrow
laugh at; ridicule; mock; make fun of; sneer at
forced laugh; forced smile
laugh off; laugh away
embarrassed smile; bashful laugh
laughingstock; standing joke
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
smile at; grin at
laughingstock; something people would laugh at
first laugh of the year
faint smile; half smile
to smile gently
fukuwarai; New Year's face-making game
feigned laughter; forced laugh
smiling Buddha statue; laughing Buddha
shunga book; pornographic book
laughingstock