klagen
- (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
Dialects
Fribourg
chlage
Basel-Landschaft
gleene
Basel-Landschaft
gneeggse
Basel-Landschaft
grochze
Basel-Landschaft
gruchze
Basel-Landschaft
lamäntiere
Basel-Landschaft
glaage
Fribourg
chlaage
Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈklaːɡən/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German klagen, from Old High German klagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”).
sigh in admiration
pick a quarrel
skreak
mourn for
make an excuse for
grieve over
complain about
take legal action
be sad
be unsettled
bring an action
go to court
sich beklagen
sich grämen
barmen
sich beschweren
vor Gericht gehen
sich betrüben
den Rechtsweg beschreiten
sich Kummer machen
bekümmert sein
traurig sein
bejammern
mürrisch sein
rumjammern
Anzeige erstatten
sich quälen
sich beschweren{vr}
Anklage erheben
einen Prozess führen
quejarse
klagen
queixar-se
se plaindre
lamentarsi
yakınmak
queixar-se skarżyć się
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