German word

lachen in German sentences

lachen means "to laugh" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Das Kind lacht über den Witz.

The child laughs at the joke.

Wir lachen nach dem Essen noch lange.

We laugh for a long time after dinner.

Lara lacht im Gespräch sehr herzlich.

Lara laughs very warmly in the conversation.

Lara lacht den Patienten nicht aus.

Lara does not laugh at the patient.

Nach der Prüfung lachen die Freunde erleichtert.

After the exam, the friends laugh with relief.

Common mistake

Do not memorize only the infinitive lachen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.