Translation
to complain
Test yourself on quejarse
Three quick questions. No account needed.
Know this word? Create a free account to track it.
Word origin
From Vulgar Latin quassiare, from Latin quassare ('to shake violently'), a frequentative of quatere ('to shake'). The sense shifted through 'to lament' to the modern 'to complain'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- quassare
- English cognates
- quash, squash
Grammar
Conjugation
Regular -ar conjugation. Pronouns: yo, tú, él/ella/ud., nos., vos., ellos/uds..
Indicative
| Person | Present | Preterite | Imperfect | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| yo | quejo | quejé | quejaba | quejaré | quejaría |
| tú | quejas | quejaste | quejabas | quejarás | quejarías |
| él/ella/ud. | queja | quejó | quejaba | quejará | quejaría |
| nos. | quejamos | quejamos | quejábamos | quejaremos | quejaríamos |
| vos. | quejáis | quejasteis | quejabais | quejaréis | quejaríais |
| ellos/uds. | quejan | quejaron | quejaban | quejarán | quejarían |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect (-ra) | Imperfect (-se) |
|---|---|---|---|
| yo | queje | quejara | quejase |
| tú | quejes | quejaras | quejases |
| él/ella/ud. | queje | quejara | quejase |
| nos. | quejemos | quejáramos | quejásemos |
| vos. | quejéis | quejarais | quejaseis |
| ellos/uds. | quejen | quejaran | quejasen |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tú | queja |
| ud. | queje |
| nosotros | quejemos |
| vosotros | quejad |
| uds. | quejen |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- quejando
- Past participle
- quejado
Examples
.
Stop complaining so much and get to work.
.
He always complains about the cold in winter.
.
The neighbours complained about the noise from the party.
¿ ?
What are you complaining about if everything turned out fine?
.
I complained to the manager about the poor service.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
(1)Add to review queue
Track this word in your spaced-repetition queue and be tested on it at the right interval.
Meet this word in a story
Every course has graded stories written only with words you have been taught, plus grammar drills, a games arcade and printable worksheets. Chapters 1 and 2 are free.
Chapters 1 and 2 free, forever. Plus: 7 days free, then $5 a month for all eleven languages.
Spanish · Free printables
quejarse: worksheet, infographic and listicle
Free printable study downloads for the Spanish word "quejarse" (to complain): a worksheet with the answer key built in, an infographic, and a sentence listicle. Open any one to view, print or save.
Free for members
The printable worksheets, infographics and PDFs are free with an account. Start a free week and download as many as you like.
Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 35, lesson 10: quejarse, salvador, fibra and 7 more words.