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Conjugation Chart of “Reír” (to laugh) in the Subjunctive Mood

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Understanding the Subjunctive Mood of “Reír”

The Subjunctive Mood of Reír is used to express desires, doubts, or hypothetical situations, for example: Espero que te rías de mi chiste. (I hope you laugh at my joke.)

Reír is an irregular verb, meaning its conjugations do not follow the typical patterns of regular verbs.

How to Use Reír in the Subjunctive Mood

Reír generally means “to laugh”, but has several different meanings in the Subjunctive Mood, some of which might surprise you.

To laugh or make fun of: for example, Que no se rían de mi acento (May they not laugh at my accent).

To mock or ridicule: for example, No quiero que se rían de mis zapatos nuevos (I don’t want them to mock my new shoes).

To scoff or dismiss: for example, Espero que no se rían de mi idea (I hope they don’t scoff at my idea).

To laugh off or not take seriously: for example, Temo que se rían de mis preocupaciones (I fear they will laugh off my concerns).

To laugh or smile (colloquial): for example, Que se rían un poco, ¿no? (Let them laugh/smile a bit, right?)

Real Life Examples of Reír in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que todos rían con mi chiste. (I hope everyone laughs at my joke.)

Es importante que los niños rían y se diviertan. (It’s important that children laugh and have fun.)

Aunque la situación sea difícil, deseo que rías y mantengas la esperanza. (Even though the situation is difficult, I hope you laugh and keep hope.)

Para que la fiesta sea un éxito, es necesario que todos rían y se diviertan. (For the party to be a success, it’s necessary that everyone laughs and has fun.)

Quiero que riáis con mis chistes, aunque sean malos. (I want you all to laugh at my jokes, even if they’re bad.)

Dudo que mis compañeros de trabajo rían con mis bromas. (I doubt my coworkers will laugh at my jokes.)

Tal vez rías más si vieras comedias en lugar de dramas. (Maybe you’d laugh more if you watched comedies instead of dramas.)

Aunque el chiste sea malo, es bueno que rían de vez en cuando. (Even if the joke is bad, it’s good that they laugh once in a while.)

Es una pena que no riáis más en el trabajo. (It’s a pity you all don’t laugh more at work.)

Aunque la película sea triste, espero que rías con las escenas cómicas. (Even though the movie is sad, I hope you laugh at the funny scenes.)

Conjugation Chart with English Translations

Conjugations of Reír (to laugh) in the Subjunctive Mood (Castilian Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.