klage

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Danish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German klage, from Proto-West Germanic *klagu.

Noun

klage c (singular definite klagen, plural indefinite klager)

  1. complaint
Declension
Declension of klage
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative klage klagen klager klagerne
genitive klages klagens klagers klagernes

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German klagen, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”).

Verb

klage (imperative klag, infinitive at klage, present tense klager, past tense klagede, perfect tense klaget)

  1. to complain
Conjugation
Conjugation of klage
Active Passive
Infinitive klage klages
Present tense klager klages
Past tense klagede klagedes
Imperative klag -
Participle
Present klagende
Past klaget
Gerund klagen

References

Dutch

Verb

klage

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of klagen

German

Verb

klage

  1. inflection of klagen:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German klage, from Proto-West Germanic *klagu.

Noun

klage f or m (definite singular klaga or klagen, indefinite plural klager, definite plural klagene)

  1. complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining)
    Jeg skal sende en klage til lokalavisa; de stava navnet mitt feil i artikkelen om meg.
    I am going to submit a complaint to the local newspaper; they spelled my name incorrectly in their article on me.
    Jeg ønsker å få registert en klage angående min nylig avholdte eksamen i fonetikk.
    I wish to register a complaint regarding my recent exam in phonetics.

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German klagen.

Verb

klage (imperative klag, present tense klager, passive klages, simple past klaga or klaget or klagde, past participle klaga or klaget or klagd, present participle klagende)

  1. to complain, moan, groan
Derived terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Low German klage, from Proto-West Germanic *klagu.

Noun

klage f (definite singular klaga, indefinite plural klager, definite plural klagene)
klage m (definite singular klagen, indefinite plural klagar, definite plural klagane)

  1. complaint (a grievance, problem, difficulty, or concern; the act of complaining)

References

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