beklagen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch beclagen. Equivalent to be- + klagen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈklaːɣə(n)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧kla‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb

beklagen

  1. (transitive) to lament, grieve
  2. (reflexive) to complain [+ over (object) = about]

Inflection

Conjugation of beklagen (weak, prefixed)
infinitive beklagen
past singular beklaagde
past participle beklaagd
infinitive beklagen
gerund beklagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular beklaagbeklaagde
2nd person sing. (jij) beklaagtbeklaagde
2nd person sing. (u) beklaagtbeklaagde
2nd person sing. (gij) beklaagtbeklaagde
3rd person singular beklaagtbeklaagde
plural beklagenbeklaagden
subjunctive sing.1 beklagebeklaagde
subjunctive plur.1 beklagenbeklaagden
imperative sing. beklaag
imperative plur.1 beklaagt
participles beklagendbeklaagd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

German

Etymology

From be- + klagen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bəˈklaːɡən/, [bəˈklaːɡn̩]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: be‧kla‧gen

Verb

beklagen (weak, third-person singular present beklagt, past tense beklagte, past participle beklagt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to pity, to lament
  2. (reflexive, often with über (about) + accusative) to complain

Conjugation

Derived terms

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