klagen
See also: Klagen
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch clagen, from Old Dutch clagon, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaːɣə(n)/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: kla‧gen
- Rhymes: -aːɣən
Inflection
Sometimes encountered as a strong verb:
Conjugation of klagen (strong class 6 with weak past participle) | ||||
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infinitive | klagen | |||
past singular | kloeg | |||
past participle | geklaagd | |||
infinitive | klagen | |||
gerund | klagen n | |||
present tense | past tense | |||
1st person singular | klaag | kloeg | ||
2nd person sing. (jij) | klaagt | kloeg | ||
2nd person sing. (u) | klaagt | kloeg | ||
2nd person sing. (gij) | klaagt | kloegt | ||
3rd person singular | klaagt | kloeg | ||
plural | klagen | kloegen | ||
subjunctive sing.1 | klage | kloege | ||
subjunctive plur.1 | klagen | kloegen | ||
imperative sing. | klaag | |||
imperative plur.1 | klaagt | |||
participles | klagend | geklaagd | ||
1) Archaic. |
Related terms
German
Etymology
From Middle High German klagen, from Old High German klagōn, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklaːɡən/, [ˈklaːɡŋ̩]
audio (file) audio (file) audio (file) Audio (Austria) (file) - Hyphenation: kla‧gen
- Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
- Homophone: Klagen
Verb
klagen (weak, third-person singular present klagt, past tense klagte, past participle geklagt, auxiliary haben)
Conjugation
infinitive | klagen | ||||
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present participle | klagend | ||||
past participle | geklagt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich klage | wir klagen | i | ich klage | wir klagen |
du klagst | ihr klagt | du klagest | ihr klaget | ||
er klagt | sie klagen | er klage | sie klagen | ||
preterite | ich klagte | wir klagten | ii | ich klagte1 | wir klagten1 |
du klagtest | ihr klagtet | du klagtest1 | ihr klagtet1 | ||
er klagte | sie klagten | er klagte1 | sie klagten1 | ||
imperative | klag (du) klage (du) |
klagt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
- “klagen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “klagen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “klagen” in Duden online
- “klagen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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