klagen
Meaning
- (intransitive,weak) to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)
- (intransitive,weak) to wail, lament
- (transitive,weak) to sue
- (Austria,transitive,weak) to sue someone
Frequency
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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