lachen
to laugh
- Past (Präteritum)
- lachte
- Past participle
- gelacht (haben)
*lachen über* + Akk: *Wir lachen über den Witz.* *sich totlachen / sich kaputtlachen* (coll. = laugh one's head off). *Da lacht das Herz.* Distinguish *lachen* (laugh) vs *lächeln* (smile).
Conjugation
Present
- lacht
- present, singular, third-person
- lache
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- lachen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- lachst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- lachte
- past
- lachten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- lachtest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- lachtet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- lache
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lachen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lachest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lachet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- lachte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lachten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lachtest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- lachtet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gelacht
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gelacht
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gelacht
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gelacht
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gelacht
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gelacht
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gelacht
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gelacht
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde lachen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden lachen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest lachen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet lachen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde lachen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden lachen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest lachen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet lachen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gelacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gelacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gelacht haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gelacht haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gelacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gelacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- lach
- imperative, second-person, singular
- lache
- imperative, second-person, singular
- lacht
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gelacht
- participle, past
- lachend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- lachen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gelacht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gelacht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gelacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gelacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gelacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gelacht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gelacht
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gelacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gelacht
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- lachen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde lachen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden lachen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst lachen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet lachen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird lachen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gelacht haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gelacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gelacht haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gelacht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gelacht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gelacht haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- Lachen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (4)
- anlachen (separable)
to smile at
Sie lachte mich an. — She smiled at me.
- auslachen (separable)
to laugh at / mock
Lach ihn bitte nicht aus. — Please don't laugh at him.
- belachen (inseparable)
to laugh at (formal)
Sie belachten ihn. — They laughed at him.
- verlachen (inseparable)
to ridicule
Er wurde verlacht. — He was ridiculed.