lachen
Translation
to laugh
Examples
Wir haben viel gelacht.
We laughed a lot.
Er lacht über den Witz.
He is laughing at the joke.
Das Kind lacht laut.
The child laughs loudly.
Grammar Patterns
(intransitive) to laugh The baby is laughing.
((über+4)) to laugh about/at sth. We are laughing about the joke.
Similar Words
Synonyms: kichern (to giggle), schmunzeln (to smirk); Antonyms: weinen (to cry)
Etymology
From Old High German 'lahhen'. It is a cognate of the English word 'laugh'.
Memory Tips
The sound of 'lach-en' is very similar to the English 'laugh'. They share the same root.