Learn Hardcore Japanese: warawaseyou to suru - to try to make someone laugh

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Usages of warawaseyou to suru

友達ともだち　の　赤あかちゃん　が　注射ちゅうしゃ　を　見みて　急きゅうに　泣なき出だした　ので、　みんな　で　笑わらわせよう　と　した。tomodati no akatyan ga tyuusya wo mite kyuuni nakidasita node, minna de warawaseyou to sita.

When my friend’s baby suddenly started crying after seeing the injection, we all tried to make her laugh.

私わたし　は　悲かなしい　友達ともだち　を　笑わらわせよう　と　する。watasi ha kanasii tomodati wo warawaseyou to suru.

I try to make my sad friend laugh.

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