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Vol. 34 warau (to laugh)

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warau (to laugh): Group 1 
Informal Present
(Dictionary Form)
warau
笑う
Formal Present
(~ masu Form)
waraimasu
笑います
Informal Past 
(~ ta Form)
waratta
笑った
Formal Past  waraimashita
笑いました
Informal Negative
(~ nai Form)
warawanai
笑わない
Formal Negative waraimasen
笑いません
Informal Past Negative warawanakatta
笑わなかった
Formal Past Negative waraimasen deshita
笑いませんでした
~ te Form waratte
笑って
Conditional waraeba
笑えば
Volitional waraou
笑おう
Passive warawareru
笑われる
Causative warawaseru
笑わせる
Potential waraeru
笑える
Imperative
(Command)
warae
笑え

Examples

Nani o waratte iru no? 
何を笑っているの?
What are you laughing at? 
Warawazu niwa irarenakatta. 
笑わずには入られなかった。
I couldn't help laughing. 
Kanojo wa namida ga deru hodo waratta.
彼女は涙が出るほど笑った。
She laughed till she cried.

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