See also: Lachen

Crimean Gothic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Verb

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lachen

  1. to laugh

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch lachen, from Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑxə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: la‧chen

Verb

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lachen

  1. (intransitive) to laugh

Inflection

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Conjugation 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, lach2 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. 2) In case of inversion.

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  • Afrikaans: lag
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: laki
  • Javindo: lach, lag, lah
  • Negerhollands: lach, lak
  • Petjo: lahen

German

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lachen

Etymology

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From Middle High German lachen, from Old High German lahhen, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

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Verb

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lachen (weak, third-person singular present lacht, past tense lachte, past participle gelacht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to laugh
    über einen Witz lachen
    to laugh at a joke
  2. (poetic) to smile [with dative ‘upon someone’]
    Das Glück hat ihr gelacht
    Fortune had smiled upon her

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Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German lachen, from Old Saxon hlahhian, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

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lachen (past singular lach, past participle lacht, auxiliary verb hebben)

  1. to laugh

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Middle Dutch

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Etymology

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From Old Dutch *lahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlahhjan, from Proto-Germanic *hlahjaną.

Verb

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lachen

  1. to laugh
  2. to smile
  3. to be happy

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