To complain in Spanish 🇪🇸

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Tips to remember the word “quejarse”:
– Connect “quejarse” with the English word “complain” by recognizing that both involve expressing dissatisfaction.
– Think of a “queue” (sounds like que-) of people, all lined up to voice their complaints.
– Remember the reflexive “-se” at the end of “quejarse” indicates that the action is being done to oneself, as in complaining to oneself or others about something that affects oneself.

Explanations:
– “Quejarse” is a reflexive verb in Spanish, which means the action of the verb is done by and affects the subject performing the verb.
– This verb is used to express the action of voicing discomfort, dissatisfaction, or unhappiness about a situation, service, or condition.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– Lamentarse (to lament)
– Protestar (to protest)
– Reclamar (to claim or demand)

Different conjugations of “quejarse” (note that, being reflexive, its conjugations are accompanied by reflexive pronouns):
Present indicative:
– yo me quejo (I complain)
– tú te quejas (you complain)
– él/ella/usted se queja (he/she/you formal complain)
– nosotros/nosotras nos quejamos (we complain)
– vosotros/vosotras os quejáis (you all complain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes se quejan (they/you all formal complain)

Preterite (simple past):
– yo me quejé (I complained)
– tú te quejaste (you complained)
– él/ella/usted se quejó (he/she/you formal complained)
– nosotros/nosotras nos quejamos (we complained)
– vosotros/vosotras os quejasteis (you all complained)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes se quejaron (they/you all formal complained)

Imperfect (past):
– yo me quejaba (I used to complain)
– tú te quejabas (you used to complain)
– él/ella/usted se quejaba (he/she/you formal used to complain)
– nosotros/nosotras nos quejábamos (we used to complain)
– vosotros/vosotras os quejabais (you all used to complain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes se quejaban (they/you all formal used to complain)

Future:
– yo me quejaré (I will complain)
– tú te quejarás (you will complain)
– él/ella/usted se quejará (he/she/you formal will complain)
– nosotros/nosotras nos quejaremos (we will complain)
– vosotros/vosotras os quejaréis (you all will complain)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes se quejarán (they/you all formal will complain)

Subjunctive present:
– yo me queje (I complain – subjunctive mood)
– tú te quejes (you complain – subjunctive mood)
– él/ella/usted se queje (he/she/you formal complain – subjunctive mood)
– nosotros/nosotras nos quejemos (we complain – subjunctive mood)
– vosotros/vosotras os quejéis (you all complain – subjunctive mood)
– ellos/ellas/ustedes se quejen (they/you all formal complain – subjunctive mood)

Imperative (command):
– (tú) ¡quejate! (complain! – informal you)
– (usted) ¡quejese! (complain! – formal you)
– (nosotros) ¡quejémonos! (let’s complain!)
– (vosotros) ¡quejaos! (complain! – plural informal you)
– (ustedes) ¡quejense! (complain! – formal plural you)

Examples of sentences that use “quejarse”:
– Mi hermano siempre se queja de su trabajo. (My brother always complains about his job.)
– ¿Por qué te quejas tanto del clima? (Why do you complain so much about the weather?)
– No se queje de la comida; la hicieron con mucho esfuerzo. (Don’t complain about the food; it was made with a lot of effort.)
– Nos quejaremos en la recepción si la habitación no está limpia. (We will complain at the front desk if the room is not clean.)
– Antes me quejaba por todo, pero ahora trato de ser más positivo. (I used to complain about everything, but now I try to be more positive.)
– Si no te gusta el servicio, deberías quejarte formalmente. (If you don’t like the service, you should make a formal complaint.)

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