Also means
to complain
Usage Note
klagen means to file a lawsuit and, more broadly, to lament. With auf it names the remedy sought: auf Schadensersatz klagen (to sue for damages); with gegen it names the opponent. In everyday use ueber etwas klagen means to complain about something.
Examples
"Sie will gegen die Stadt klagen."
Natural Translation
She wants to sue the city.
Literal Translation
She wants against the city to-sue.
Related Words
- Abmahnschreiben formal warning letter (demanding cessation of unlawful conduct)
- Abschiebung deportation
- Akteneinsicht access to files
- Amtsgericht local court
- Amtspflicht official duty; duty of care owed by a public official
- Anfechtungsklage action for annulment
- Angeklagte defendant
- Anhörung hearing; right to be heard (before a decision is made)
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