lachen
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lachen
See also: Lachen
Crimean Gothic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Verb
lachen
- to laugh
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
- Lachen. Ridere.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch lachen, from Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
lachen
- (intransitive) to laugh
Inflection
| Inflection of lachen (weak with strong past participle) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | lachen | |||
| past singular | lachte | |||
| past participle | gelachen | |||
| infinitive | lachen | |||
| gerund | lachen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | lach | lachte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lacht | lachte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lacht | lachte | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lacht | lachte | ||
| 3rd person singular | lacht | lachte | ||
| plural | lachen | lachten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | lache | lachte | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | lachen | lachten | ||
| imperative sing. | lach | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lacht | |||
| participles | lachend | gelachen | ||
| 1) Archaic. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: lag
- Berbice Creole Dutch: laki
- Javindo: lach, lag, lah
- Negerhollands: lach, lak
- Petjo: lahen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
lachen (weak, third-person singular present lacht, past tense lachte, past participle gelacht, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to laugh
- über einen Witz lachen
- to laugh at a joke
- (poetic, with dative) to smile upon (somebody)
- Das Glück hat ihr gelacht
- Fortune had smiled upon her
Conjugation
| infinitive | lachen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | lachend | ||||
| past participle | gelacht | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich lache | wir lachen | i | ich lache | wir lachen |
| du lachst | ihr lacht | du lachest | ihr lachet | ||
| er lacht | sie lachen | er lache | sie lachen | ||
| preterite | ich lachte | wir lachten | ii | ich lachte1 | wir lachten1 |
| du lachtest | ihr lachtet | du lachtest1 | ihr lachtet1 | ||
| er lachte | sie lachten | er lachte1 | sie lachten1 | ||
| imperative | lach (du) lache (du) |
lacht (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Hyponyms
- ablachen, anlachen, auslachen
- sich gesundlachen
- sich kranklachen
- schief lachen, schieflachen
- sich schlapplachen
- sich totlachen
- sich weglachen
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “lachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “lachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “lachen” in Duden online
lachen on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German lachen, from Old Saxon hlahhian, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Pronunciation
Verb
lachen (past singular lach, past participle lacht, auxiliary verb hebben)
- to laugh
Conjugation
Conjugation of lachen (weak verb)
| infinitive | lachen | |
|---|---|---|
| indicative | present | preterite |
| 1st person singular | lach | lach |
| 2nd person singular | lachs(t) | lachs(t) |
| 3rd person singular | lach(t) | lach |
| plural | lacht, lachen | lachen |
| imperative | present | — |
| singular | lach(e) | |
| plural | lacht | |
| participle | present | past |
| lachen | (e)lacht, gelacht | |
| Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. | ||
Derived terms
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.
Verb
lachen
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
Further reading
- “lachen (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “lachen (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I