se plaindre de

/sə plɛ̃dʁ də/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
se plaint de
past
s'est plaint de
perfect
plaint de

Meaning

  1. to complain about

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

Practice

1 What does se plaindre de mean?

2 Fill the gap: Il se ___ constamment de son travail.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches se plaindre de?

verb

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