笑う
わらう
to laugh, to smile
Warau (笑う) is a godan verb meaning "to laugh, to smile". Its polite form is 笑います (waraimasu), its te form is 笑って (waratte), its past form is 笑った (waratta), and its negative form is 笑わない (warawanai).
Godan verbJLPT N4
Warau (笑う) conjugation quick reference
笑う means "to laugh, to smile". Its main forms are listed below, with links to the grammar pattern behind each form.
Warau example sentences
かれは いつも わらいます。
He always laughs. (Present tense)
きのう、みんなで わらいました。
We all laughed yesterday. (Past tense)
その子は わらいません でした。
That child didn’t laugh. (Negative past tense)
How to use Warau: grammar notes
•When someone laughs, use 笑う with the subject marked by が (e.g., 彼が笑った = He laughed).
•To say what someone laughed at, use the particle を (e.g., ジョークを笑った = Laughed at the joke) — but note this is less common in casual speech.
•To describe laughing with someone, use と to mean "together with" (e.g., 友だちと笑った = I laughed with my friend).
•JLPT N4 level
Common phrases with Warau
笑ってください(わらってください)
Please smile / Please laugh
思わず笑ってしまった(おもわず わらってしまった)
I couldn't help but laugh
笑いすぎた(わらいすぎた)
I laughed too much
Warau (笑う) conjugation table
| Form | Japanese | Romaji |
|---|---|---|
| Basic Forms | ||
| Dictionary Form | 笑う | warau |
| Masu Form | 笑います | waraimasu |
| Te Form | 笑って | waratte |
| Past Form | 笑った | waratta |
| Negative Form | 笑わない | warawanai |
| Past Negative | 笑わなかった | warawanakatta |
| Polite Forms | ||
| Polite Present | 笑います | waraimasu |
| Polite Past | 笑いました | waraimashita |
| Polite Negative | 笑いません | waraimasen |
| Polite Past Negative | 笑いませんでした | waraimasendeshita |
| Advanced Forms | ||
| Potential Form | 笑える | waraeru |
| Passive Form | 笑われる | warawareru |
| Causative Form | 笑わせる | warawaseru |
| Causative Passive | 笑わされる | warawasareru |
| Volitional Form | 笑おう | waraou |
| Imperative Form | 笑え | warae |
| Conditional Forms | ||
| Conditional (ば) | 笑えば | waraeba |
| Conditional (たら) | 笑ったら | warattara |
| Other Forms | ||
| Progressive Form | 笑っている | waratteiru |
| Desire (たい) | 笑いたい | waraitai |
| Prohibition | 笑うな | warauna |