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ríe

Ríe is a conjugated form of the Spanish verb reír, meaning to laugh. Specifically, ríe is the third-person singular present indicative form (él/ella/usted ríe) and also the affirmative tú command form (ríe). It is used to report that someone laughs or to tell someone to laugh in a direct way. Because reír is irregular, its present forms carry an accented i (ríe, ríes, río, reímos, reís, ríen) to indicate the correct stress.

Etymology and classification: reír comes from Latin ridēre “to laugh.” The form ríe reflects the evolution of

Conjugation in the present tense: yo río, tú ríes, él ríe, nosotros reímos, vosotros reís, ellos ríen.

Usage notes: ríe appears frequently in everyday speech and literature to denote laughter, humor, or lightness.

Examples: Ella ríe con frecuencia durante las reuniones. No te pongas serio; ríe un poco. Si algo

the
verb
in
Spanish,
which
preserves
the
irregular
vowel
alternation
and
the
accent
to
mark
stress
on
the
appropriate
syllable.
The
affirmative
tú
command
is
ríe,
while
the
negative
tú
command
is
no
rías.
For
formal
and
other
moods,
forms
such
as
ríase
(usted)
or
riámonos
(nosotros)
exist,
among
variations
used
in
different
regional
styles.
It
can
describe
someone
laughing
in
the
moment
or
be
used
to
encourage
another
to
smile
or
not
take
things
too
seriously.
Related
nouns
and
verbs
include
risa
(n.
laughter)
and
sonreír
(to
smile).
es
gracioso,
ríe
y
comparte
la
risa.