No. 16,811 in Russian
смеяться
To laugh.
In a sentence
Он начал смеяться над шуткой.
He started laughing at the joke.
The word 'смеяться' is used to indicate the action of laughing triggered by a humorous situation.
Дети смеются и играют в парке.
The children are laughing and playing in the park.
Here 'смеяться' demonstrates spontaneous laughter during enjoyable activities, often portraying happiness or amusement.
Не нужно смеяться над чьими-то ошибками.
You shouldn't laugh at someone's mistakes.
In this context, 'смеяться' is associated with mockery or ridicule, demonstrating a less positive or critical usage.
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