Before you start
Meet lachen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (intransitive) to laugh
- (poetic) to smile [with dative ‘upon someone’]
Forms
How lachen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | lache | lachte |
| du | lachst | lachtest |
| er/sie/es | lacht | lachte |
| wir | lachen | lachten |
| ihr | lacht | lachtet |
| Sie | lachen | lachten |
Partizip II gelacht · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Kind lacht laut.The child laughs loudly.present tense main clause
- 2Wir haben gestern zusammen gelacht.We laughed together yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er lacht über den Witz.He laughs at the joke.laughing at a joke