The Conditional Mood of reírse is used to express what you would laugh at or find funny in a hypothetical situation, for example: Me reiría de ese chiste. (I would laugh at that joke.)

Reírse is a regular verb in Spanish, which means its conjugations in the Conditional Mood follow the typical pattern for -ir verbs.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Respetar (to respect) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The conditional mood of reírse is used to express hypothetical or imagined situations involving laughter or mockery.

To laugh or mock: For example, Me reiría de tus chistes malos (I would laugh at your bad jokes). This expresses the hypothetical situation of laughing at someone’s jokes if they were bad.

To make fun of: For example, No me reiría de tu apariencia (I wouldn’t make fun of your appearance). This conveys the hypothetical situation of not mocking someone’s appearance.

To laugh it off (dismissively): For example, Me reiría de sus amenazas (I would laugh off their threats). This suggests dismissively laughing at or not taking someone’s threats seriously.

To laugh out loud: For example, Me reiría a carcajadas con esa broma (I would laugh out loud at that joke). This expresses the hypothetical situation of laughing loudly or boisterously at a joke.

To crack up (slang): For example, Me reiría hasta morir con esa historia (I would crack up at that story). This slang usage suggests hypothetically laughing uncontrollably or excessively at a funny story.

Examples

Examples of Respetar in the Conditional Mood

Si te reirías de mi chiste, no te lo contaría. (If you would laugh at my joke, I wouldn’t tell it to you.)

No me reiría de tu nuevo corte de pelo, te lo prometo. (I wouldn’t laugh at your new haircut, I promise.)

¿Por qué te reirías de alguien que tiene una discapacidad? Eso no está bien. (Why would you laugh at someone with a disability? That’s not okay.)

Si mi amigo se reiría de mí por equivocarme, no sería un buen amigo. (If my friend would laugh at me for making a mistake, they wouldn’t be a good friend.)

Aunque la situación sea graciosa, no me reiría en una reunión de trabajo. (Even if the situation is funny, I wouldn’t laugh in a work meeting.)

No te reirías de alguien que se cae, ¿verdad? Eso sería muy grosero. (You wouldn’t laugh at someone who falls, right? That would be very rude.)

Aunque la película sea mala, me reiría de todas formas con mis amigos. (Even if the movie is bad, I would still laugh with my friends anyway.)

No te reirías de alguien que está aprendiendo tu idioma, ¿verdad? Eso sería descortés. (You wouldn’t laugh at someone who is learning your language, right? That would be rude.)

Aunque la broma sea inocente, no me reiría en un funeral por respeto. (Even if the joke is innocent, I wouldn’t laugh at a funeral out of respect.)

No te reirías de alguien que está haciendo su mejor esfuerzo, ¿o sí? (You wouldn’t laugh at someone who is doing their best, would you?)

Aunque la broma sea divertida, no me reiría en voz alta durante una obra de teatro. (Even if the joke is funny, I wouldn’t laugh out loud during a play.)

Si reirías de las tradiciones de otra cultura, demostrarías falta de respeto. (If you would laugh at another culture’s traditions, you’d show a lack of respect.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Respetar (to respect) in the Conditional Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Conditional mood is also known as the Simple Conditional, Conditional Simple, Would Tense, or Future of the Past in English, and as Condicional Simple, Pospretérito, Potencial Simple, or Condicional de Indicativo in Spanish.