beanstanden

/bəˈʔanʃtandn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
beanstandet
past
beanstandete
perfect
hat beanstandet

Meaning

  1. to complain about, to object to

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

einwenden

beanstanden is more formal, a formal complaint, like about quality; einwenden is more general, objecting in a discussion or argument.

Practice

1 What does beanstanden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Kundin ___ die Qualität.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beanstanden?

verb

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