Swedish verb· top 2,000 most common

klaga

complain, lodge a complaint/²klɑːɡa/

Meaning

complain; lodge a complaint

In Swedish: uttrycka sorg, jämra sig

Conjugation

Conjugation of klaga (complain)
Infinitive	att klaga	to complain
Present	klagar	jag klagar
Past	klagade	jag klagade
Supine	klagat	used after har / hade
Perfect	har klagat	jag har klagat
Past perfect	hade klagat	jag hade klagat
Future	ska klaga	or: kommer att klaga
Conditional	skulle klaga	jag skulle klaga
Imperative	klaga!	a command
Present participle	klagande	-ing, used as an adjective
Past participle	klagad	used like an adjective, and agrees like one

Passive (-s form)

Passive of klaga
Infinitive	klagas
Present	klagas
Past	klagades
Supine	klagats

Group 1: -ar verbs. Present -ar, past -ade, supine -at. The largest and most regular group. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use klagar. See the four verb groups explained.

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klaga in a sentence

klaga på huvudvärk
complain of a headache
klaga över sömnlöshet
complain about insomnia
klaga hos regeringen
lodge a complaint with the Government

Questions

What does klaga mean in English?

klaga means “complain, lodge a complaint”.

What is the past tense of klaga?

The past tense of klaga is klagade (“jag klagade”). The supine is klagat, used in “jag har klagat”.

What is the present tense of klaga?

klagar, the same for every person: jag klagar, du klagar, vi klagar.

Similar words

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Origin

From Old Swedish klagha, borrowed from Middle Low German klagen, from Old Saxon klagon, from Proto-West Germanic *klagōn (“to lament, complain”).

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