No. 2,725 in Japanese
笑っ
"笑っ" means "laughed" or "smiled."
In a sentence
その冗談でみんなが笑っていました。
Everyone was laughing at the joke.
In this sentence, '笑って' (waratte) indicates the action of laughing as a response to something amusing.
彼は失敗して笑ってしまった。
He laughed after making a mistake.
Here, '笑っ' demonstrates a somewhat unexpected reaction to an error, possibly to lighten the mood.
写真を撮るときに、みんな笑ってください。
Please smile when the picture is taken.
The word '笑って' is used as an imperative form here, requesting people to smile during the photo-taking process.
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