klagen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive,weak) to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)
  2. (intransitive,weak) to wail, lament
  3. (transitive,weak) to sue
  4. (Austria,transitive,weak) to sue someone

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
kla‧gen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklaːɡən/
Etymology

From Middle High German klagen, from Old High German klagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”).

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