Information about the word joke (English → Esperanto: ŝerci)

Synonym: jest

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/dʒəʊ̯̯k/
Hyphenationjoke
Shavian alphabet𐑡𐑴𐑒

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) joke(I) joked
(thou) jokest(thou) jokedst
(he) jokes, joketh(he) joked
(we) joke(we) joked
(you) joke(you) joked
(they) joke(they) joked
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) joke (I) joked
(thou) joke(thou) joked
(he) joke(he) joked
(we) joke(we) joked
(you) joke(you) joked
(they) joke(they) joked
Imperative mood
joke
Participles
Present participlePast participle
jokingjoked

Usage samples

Trump likes to joke about continuing to serve as president long into the future, but to do it, he’d have to change the US constitution, which seems completely impossible.
They laugh and joke.

Translations

Afrikaansskerts
Catalanbromejar
Czechšprýmovat; žertovat
Danishspøge
Dutchgekscheren; schertsen; gekheid maken; grappen
Esperantoŝerci
Faeroeseskemta
Finnishlaskea leikkiä
Frenchbadiner
GermanWitze machen
Italianscherzare
Latiniocare
Papiamentochansa
Polishżatrować
Portuguesebrincar
Romanianglumi
Saterland Frisiangnäägelje; maaljoagje; spoasje
Spanishbromear
Swedishskoja; skämta
West Frisiangekjeie