| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | تذمر,شكأ, شكا | Catalan | queixar-se |
| Danish | anke, klage | Dutch | beklagen, klagen |
| English | complain | Esperanto | plendi |
| Estonian | hädaldama, kaebama | Faroese | klaga |
| Finnish | valitella | French | clamer, moufter, se plaindre, se plaire, se planquer |
| Greek | διαμαρτύρομαι, παραπονιέμαι, παραπονούμαι, παραστρατίζω, παρατιμονιάζω, παραφωνάζω, παραχειμάζω, παραχοντραίνω | Icelandic | kvarta |
| Indonesian | keluhkan, mengadu, mengeluh | Italian | condolersi, lagnarsi, piatire |
| Latvian | sūdzēties, žēloties | Lithuanian | pasiskųsti |
| Macedonian | се жали, се побуни, се пожали | Norwegian | klage |
| Persian | شکایت کردن | Polish | labiedzić, narzekać, naskarżyć, ponarzekać, stęknąć, uskarżać, żalić |
| Portuguese | queixar, reclamar | Russian | жаловаться, пожаловаться, проохать |
| Spanish | dolerse, quejar, rechistar, renegar | Swedish | beklaga, bekläda, bekosta, klaga, klampa, klandra |
| Thai | ร้องทุกข์ | Turkish | şikâyet etmek, şikâyette bulunmak, yakınmak |
| Vietnamese | khiếu nại, phàn nàn, than phiền |