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Top 1,000verb, imperfective

смея́ться

[smʲɪˈjat͡sːə]to laugh

Frequency rank #808 About 1 in every 8,800 words in Russian film and TV. The top 1,000 words make up 77.5% of everything said.
смеяться #808

Meaning

  1. to laugh
  2. to laugh at (над кем, над чем)
  3. to mock, to deride

Examples

Почему́ ты смеёшься над мно́й?

Why are you laughing at me?

Related

  • засмея́ться aspect partner

Forms by frequency

  • смея́тьсяinfinitive#3,710
  • смеётсяsingular, 3rd person, present#4,639
  • смею́тсяplural, 3rd person, present#6,776
  • смеёшьсяsingular, 2nd person, present#7,369
  • смея́лисьplural, past#8,705
  • сме́йсяimperative, singular, 2nd person#10,574
  • смея́лсяmasculine, singular, past#11,345
  • смею́сьsingular, 1st person, present#13,985
  • смея́ласьfeminine, singular, past#15,945
  • смеётесьplural, 2nd person, present#17,926
  • сме́йтесьimperative, plural, 2nd person#18,577
  • смеёмсяplural, 1st person, present#41,407
  • смея́сьpresent, gerund#41,868
  • смею́щийсяpresent, participle

and 3 more forms

Words near #808

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