doodlachen
Dutch
Etymology
Compound of dood (“dead”) + lachen (“to laugh”). Compare West Frisian dealaitsje, German totlachen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
doodlachen
- (reflexive, figuratively) to laugh one's head off, die laughing
- Synonym: kapotlachen
- Ik heb me doodgelachen toen ik die aflevering keek. ― I died laughing when I watched that episode.
Conjugation
| Conjugation of doodlachen (weak, separable) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | doodlachen | |||
| past singular | lachte dood | |||
| past participle | doodgelacht | |||
| infinitive | doodlachen | |||
| gerund | doodlachen n | |||
| main clause | subordinate clause | |||
| present tense | past tense | present tense | past tense | |
| 1st person singular | lach dood | lachte dood | doodlach | doodlachte |
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | lacht dood, lach dood2 | lachte dood | doodlacht | doodlachte |
| 2nd person sing. (u) | lacht dood | lachte dood | doodlacht | doodlachte |
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | lacht dood | lachte dood | doodlacht | doodlachte |
| 3rd person singular | lacht dood | lachte dood | doodlacht | doodlachte |
| plural | lachen dood | lachten dood | doodlachen | doodlachten |
| subjunctive sing.1 | lache dood | lachte dood | doodlache | doodlachte |
| subjunctive plur.1 | lachen dood | lachten dood | doodlachen | doodlachten |
| imperative sing. | lach dood | |||
| imperative plur.1 | lacht dood | |||
| participles | doodlachend | doodgelacht | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||