Japanese reference
笑う
わらう
to laugh, smile
Regular · 32 form tables
Rows describe verb forms and levels of politeness. Honorific and humble forms are labeled separately. Strong commands appear under additional forms.
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Basic
Non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Dictionary form | わらう (warau)laugh |
| Polite, masu | わらいます (waraimasu)laugh |
Negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative, nai | わらわない (warawanai)do not laugh |
| Polite negative | わらいません (waraimasen)do not laugh |
Past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past, ta | わらった (waratta)laughed |
| Polite past | わらいました (waraimashita)laughed |
Past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past negative | わらわなかった (warawanakatta)did not laugh |
| Polite past negative | わらいませんでした (waraimasendeshita)did not laugh |
Linking
Te form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-form | わらって (waratte)laughing (and then) |
| Polite te-form | わらいまして (waraimashite)laughing (and then) |
Te iru
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Te-iru: ongoing action / resulting state | わらっている (waratteiru)be laughing |
| Polite te-iru | わらっています (waratteimasu)be laughing |
Conditional, ba
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, ba | わらえば (waraeba)if you laugh |
| Rare literary polite conditional | わらいますれば (waraimasureba)if you laugh (rare and literary). In ordinary polite conversation, use the plain conditional and make the main clause polite |
Conditional, tara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Conditional, tara | わらったら (warattara)if you laugh |
| Polite conditional, tara | わらいましたら (waraimashitara)if you laugh |
Mood
Potential
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Potential | わらえる (waraeru)can laugh |
| Polite potential | わらえます (waraemasu)can laugh |
Volitional
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Volitional | わらおう (waraou)let's laugh! |
| Polite volitional | わらいましょう (waraimashou)let's laugh! |
Desire, tai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Desire, tai | わらいたい (waraitai)want to laugh |
| Polite desire, tai | わらいたいです (waraitaidesu)want to laugh |
Voice
Passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Passive | わらわれる (warawareru)be affected when someone laughs |
| Polite passive | わらわれます (warawaremasu)be affected when someone laughs |
Causative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative | わらわせる (warawaseru)make or let someone laugh |
| Polite causative | わらわせます (warawasemasu)make or let someone laugh |
Causative passive
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Causative-passive | わらわせられる (warawaserareru)be made to laugh |
| Polite causative-passive | わらわせられます (warawaseraremasu)be made to laugh |
Commands
Negative imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Negative imperative | わらうな (warauna)do not laugh! |
| Polite negative request | わらわないでください (warawanaidekudasai)please do not laugh |
Polite
Polite non past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite non-past form | わらいます (waraimasu)laugh |
Polite negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite negative form | わらいません (waraimasen)do not laugh |
Polite past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past form | わらいました (waraimashita)laughed |
Polite past negative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Polite past negative form | わらいませんでした (waraimasendeshita)did not laugh |
Requests
Request with kudasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request with kudasai | わらってください (warattekudasai)please laugh |
Negative request
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Request not to act | わらわないでください (warawanaidekudasai)please do not laugh |
Invitation with mashou
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Invitation with mashou | わらいましょう (waraimashou)let's laugh! |
Permission
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Permission | わらってもいい (warattemoii)may laugh |
| Polite permission | わらってもいいです (warattemoiidesu)may laugh |
Not allowed
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Not allowed | わらってはいけない (warattehaikenai)must not laugh |
| Polite prohibition | わらってはいけません (warattehaikemasen)must not laugh |
Instruction with nasai
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Instruction with nasai | わらいなさい (warainasai)laugh (instruction) |
Aspect
Try doing
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Try doing | わらってみる (warattemiru)try to laugh |
| Polite try doing | わらってみます (warattemimasu)try to laugh |
Completion or regret
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Completion or regret | わらってしまう (waratteshimau)laugh completely or regrettably |
| Polite completion or regret | わらってしまいます (waratteshimaimasu)laugh completely or regrettably |
Preparation
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Preparation | わらっておく (waratteoku)laugh in advance |
| Polite preparation | わらっておきます (waratteokimasu)laugh in advance |
Past experience
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Past experience | わらったことがある (warattakotogaaru)have the experience of: laughed |
| Polite past experience | わらったことがあります (warattakotogaarimasu)have the experience of: laughed |
Conditions
Automatic result, to
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Automatic result, to | わらうと (warauto)whenever you laugh |
| Polite automatic result | わらいますと (waraimasuto)whenever you laugh |
Given that, nara
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Given that, nara | わらうなら (waraunara)if you mean to laugh |
Probability
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Probability | わらうだろう (waraudarou)probably laugh |
| Polite probability | わらうでしょう (waraudeshou)probably laugh |
Additional forms
Strong command
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| Imperative | わらえ (warae)laugh! |
| Polite request | わらってください (warattekudasai)please laugh |
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