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)/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kla‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɣən

Verb

klagen

  1. (intransitive) to complain
  2. (transitive) to sue

Inflection

Conjugation of klagen (weak)
infinitive klagen
past singular klaagde
past participle geklaagd
infinitive klagen
gerund klagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular klaagklaagde
2nd person sing. (jij) klaagtklaagde
2nd person sing. (u) klaagtklaagde
2nd person sing. (gij) klaagtklaagde
3rd person singular klaagtklaagde
plural klagenklaagden
subjunctive sing.1 klageklaagde
subjunctive plur.1 klagenklaagden
imperative sing. klaag
imperative plur.1 klaagt
participles klagendgeklaagd
1) Archaic.

Sometimes encountered as a strong verb:

Conjugation of klagen (strong class 6 with weak past participle)
infinitive klagen
past singular kloeg
past participle geklaagd
infinitive klagen
gerund klagen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular klaagkloeg
2nd person sing. (jij) klaagtkloeg
2nd person sing. (u) klaagtkloeg
2nd person sing. (gij) klaagtkloegt
3rd person singular klaagtkloeg
plural klagenkloegen
subjunctive sing.1 klagekloege
subjunctive plur.1 klagenkloegen
imperative sing. klaag
imperative plur.1 klaagt
participles klagendgeklaagd
1) Archaic.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: klaag
  • Negerhollands: klaag, klaagte, klaeg
  • Sranan Tongo: kragi
    • Aukan: kaagi
    • Saramaccan: kaági

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]
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kla‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Homophone: Klagen

Verb

klagen (weak, third-person singular present klagt, past tense klagte, past participle geklagt, auxiliary haben)

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

klagen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of klage

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

klagen f or m

  1. definite masculine singular of klage
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