The Spanish verb reírse means "to laugh (at)". It is the reflexive form of reír ("to laugh"), so every form carries a pronoun that agrees with the subject: me, te, se, nos or os. Below are its 8 tenses as tables, with the irregular forms marked, 4 example sentences and answers to 3 common questions. Press play next to a present tense form or an example to hear it.
The present tense of reírse is yo me río, tú te ríes, él/ella/usted se ríe, nosotros nos reímos, vosotros os reís, ellos/ellas/ustedes se ríen. It is irregular: 5 of its 6 present forms break the regular -ir pattern. Its pronoun (me, te, se, nos or os) comes before each conjugated form and is attached to an affirmative command: ríete.
Forms in orange break the regular -ir pattern.
| yo | me río (irregular) | |
|---|---|---|
| tú | te ríes (irregular) | |
| él/ | se ríe (irregular) | |
| nosotros | nos reímos (irregular) | |
| vosotros | os reís | |
| ellos/ | se ríen (irregular) |
| yo | me reí |
|---|---|
| tú | te reíste (irregular) |
| él/ | se rio (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos reímos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os reísteis (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se rieron (irregular) |
| yo | me reía |
|---|---|
| tú | te reías |
| él/ | se reía |
| nosotros | nos reíamos |
| vosotros | os reíais |
| ellos/ | se reían |
| yo | me reiré |
|---|---|
| tú | te reirás |
| él/ | se reirá |
| nosotros | nos reiremos |
| vosotros | os reiréis |
| ellos/ | se reirán |
| yo | me reiría |
|---|---|
| tú | te reirías |
| él/ | se reiría |
| nosotros | nos reiríamos |
| vosotros | os reiríais |
| ellos/ | se reirían |
| yo | me ría (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te rías (irregular) |
| él/ | se ría (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos riamos (irregular) |
| vosotros | os riais (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se rían (irregular) |
| tú | ríete (irregular) |
|---|---|
| usted | ríase (irregular) |
| nosotros | riámonos (irregular) |
| vosotros | reíos (irregular) |
| ustedes | ríanse (irregular) |
| yo | me he reído (irregular) |
|---|---|
| tú | te has reído (irregular) |
| él/ | se ha reído (irregular) |
| nosotros | nos hemos reído (irregular) |
| vosotros | os habéis reído (irregular) |
| ellos/ | se han reído (irregular) |
Reírse is irregular: the table shows me río, te ríes, and se rio. The reflexive pronoun comes before conjugated forms, but attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in ríete and riéndose.
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No. Reírse is irregular, with forms such as me río, se rio, and me he reído.
Reír means to laugh. Reírse means to laugh at something or someone.
The pronoun comes before conjugated forms, as in me río, and attaches to the affirmative imperative and gerund, as in ríete and riéndose. The table also shows the present subjunctive stem forms me ría and the participle reído.