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Japanese verb笑う (warau) Conjugation
笑う (warau) means “to laugh”. It is a う-verb (godan) verb. It is an う-verb (godan): the last sound changes, 笑わない and 笑います, and the te-form is 笑って. Below is its conjugation in all 14 forms, plain and polite, the same forms the Japanese verb conjugation worksheets print in their answer keys.
- Meaning
- to laugh
- Type
- う-verb (godan)
- Dictionary form
- 笑う
- Reading
- わらう
- Romaji
- warau
- Masu form
- 笑います
- Nai form
- 笑わない
- Te-form
- 笑って
- Ta form
- 笑った
Basic forms
Present現在形・辞書形
| Plain | 笑う |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑わない |
| Polite | 笑います |
| Polite negative | 笑いません |
Past過去形・た形
| Plain | 笑った |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑わなかった |
| Polite | 笑いました |
| Polite negative | 笑いませんでした |
Te-formて形
| Plain | 笑って |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑わないで |
Progressive (-te iru)ている
| Plain | 笑っている |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑っていない |
| Polite | 笑っています |
| Polite negative | 笑っていません |
Wanting, inviting, telling
Want to (-tai)たい形
| Plain | 笑いたい |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑いたくない |
| Polite | 笑いたいです |
| Polite negative | 笑いたくないです |
Volitional意向形
| Plain | 笑おう |
|---|---|
| Polite | 笑いましょう |
Imperative and requests命令形
| Plain command | 笑え |
|---|---|
| Plain negative (don't) | 笑うな |
| Polite request (-te kudasai) | 笑ってください |
| Polite negative (-naide kudasai) | 笑わないでください |
Can and if
Potential可能形
| Plain | 笑える |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑えない |
| Polite | 笑えます |
| Polite negative | 笑えません |
Conditional (-ba)仮定形・ば
| Plain | 笑えば |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑わなければ |
Conditional (-tara)たら
| Plain | 笑ったら |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑わなかったら |
Passive and causative
Passive受身形
| Plain | 笑われる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑われない |
| Polite | 笑われます |
| Polite negative | 笑われません |
Causative使役形
| Plain | 笑わせる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑わせない |
| Polite | 笑わせます |
| Polite negative | 笑わせません |
Causative passive使役受身形
| Plain | 笑わされる |
|---|---|
| Plain negative | 笑わされない |
| Polite | 笑わされます |
| Polite negative | 笑わされません |
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About these tables
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