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.
彼の冗談にみんなが笑った。
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.
写真の中で彼女は優しく笑っている。
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.
人の失敗を笑うのはよくない。
It is not good to laugh at other people's failures.
彼は相手の無知を嗤った。
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.
請求額を見て、あまりの高さに笑ってしまった。
When I saw the bill, I was dumbfounded by how high it was.
ここまで話が通じないと、もう笑っちゃうよ。
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