German reference
lachen
to laugh
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I laugh |
| du | you laugh |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it laughs |
| wir | we laugh |
| ihr | you (plural) laugh |
| sie/Sie | they laugh; you (formal) laugh |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I laughed |
| du | you laughed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it laughed |
| wir | we laughed |
| ihr | you (plural) laughed |
| sie/Sie | they laughed; you (formal) laughed |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I laughed; I have laughed |
| du | you laughed; you have laughed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it laughed; he/she/it has laughed |
| wir | we laughed; we have laughed |
| ihr | you (plural) laughed; you (plural) have laughed |
| sie/Sie | they laughed; they have laughed; you (formal) laughed; you (formal) have laughed |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had laughed |
| du | you had laughed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had laughed |
| wir | we had laughed |
| ihr | you (plural) had laughed |
| sie/Sie | they had laughed; you (formal) had laughed |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will laugh |
| du | you will laugh |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will laugh |
| wir | we will laugh |
| ihr | you (plural) will laugh |
| sie/Sie | they will laugh; you (formal) will laugh |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have laughed |
| du | you will have laughed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have laughed |
| wir | we will have laughed |
| ihr | you (plural) will have laughed |
| sie/Sie | they will have laughed; you (formal) will have laughed |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I laugh |
| du | (that) you laugh |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it laughs |
| wir | (that) we laugh |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) laugh |
| sie/Sie | (that) they laugh; (that) you (formal) laugh |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would laugh |
| du | you would laugh |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would laugh |
| wir | we would laugh |
| ihr | you (plural) would laugh |
| sie/Sie | they would laugh; you (formal) would laugh |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have laughed |
| du | you would have laughed |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have laughed |
| wir | we would have laughed |
| ihr | you (plural) would have laughed |
| sie/Sie | they would have laughed; you (formal) would have laughed |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would laugh |
| du | you would laugh |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would laugh |
| wir | we would laugh |
| ihr | you (plural) would laugh |
| sie/Sie | they would laugh; you (formal) would laugh |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have laughed |
| du | (reportedly) you have laughed |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has laughed |
| wir | (reportedly) we have laughed |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have laughed |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have laughed; (reportedly) you (formal) have laughed |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will laugh |
| du | (reportedly) you will laugh |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will laugh |
| wir | (reportedly) we will laugh |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will laugh |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will laugh; (reportedly) you (formal) will laugh |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | laugh! |
| ihr | laugh! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | laugh! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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