Questions & Answers about Мы смеёмся над шуткой друга.
What exactly does смеёмся mean, and how is it formed?
Смеёмся is 1st person plural, present tense of the verb смеяться (to laugh).
- Infinitive: смеяться – to laugh
- Present tense (roughly):
- я смеюсь – I laugh
- ты смеёшься – you laugh (singular, informal)
- он/она/оно смеётся – he/she/it laughs
- мы смеёмся – we laugh
- вы смеётесь – you laugh (plural or formal)
- они смеются – they laugh
So мы смеёмся = we are laughing / we laugh.
Why does смеёмся end in -ся? What does that do?