lamentieren

to lament, to complain repeatedly

verb la-men-TSEE-ren Rare

Origin: from Latin 'lamentari'

Usage Note

lamentieren implies prolonged, often exaggerated complaint. It is mildly dismissive — the speaker implies the lamenting person is overdoing it. Compare: jammern (to whine), klagen (to complain formally), lamentieren (to go on and on about something).

Examples

"Es hilft nichts, darüber zu lamentieren — wir müssen eine Lösung finden."

Natural Translation

There is no point lamenting about it — we need to find a solution.

Literal Translation

It helps nothing, about-it to lament — we must a solution find.

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