No. 4,473 in German
lachen
"To laugh."
In a sentence
Ich kann diesen Witz nicht hören, ohne zu lachen.
I cannot hear this joke without laughing.
The verb 'lachen' is used as an infinitive to denote the action of laughing.
Er lacht immer laut über meine Geschichten.
He always laughs loudly about my stories.
The verb 'lacht' is the present tense conjugation for 'lachen' with the pronoun 'er' (he). This shows a habitual action.
Sie haben gestern viel zusammen gelacht.
They laughed a lot together yesterday.
The verb 'gelacht' is the past participle form of 'lachen', used with 'haben' to form the perfect tense, describing a completed action.
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