klagen

See also: Klagen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch clagen, from Old Dutch clagon, from Proto-Germanic *klagōną.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

klagen

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

Inflection

Inflection 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.

Derived terms

Descendants


German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *klagōną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈklaːɡən/, [ˈklaːɡŋ̩]
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kla‧gen
  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Homophone: Klagen

Verb

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

  1. to complain (to express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment)
  2. to wail, lament
  3. (law) to sue

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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