| Example in Russian | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| И тогда я не буду больше "сетовать" | Then I shall lament no more |
| Дитя, беги, не сетуй Над Эвридикой бедной | Run on, my child, do not lament The fate of poor Eurydice, |
| "Ситигруп" сетовала, что небогатые, возможно, не обладают достаточной экономической властью, но они имеют равное право голоса с богатыми. | Citigroup lamented that the non-rich might not have much economic power, but they do have equal voting power with the rich. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | lamentar | Dutch | jammeren,janken, weeklagen |
| English | lament | French | lamer, se lamenter |
| German | barmen, bejammern, lamentieren, wehklagen | Hebrew | ביכה |
| Hungarian | lamentál | Icelandic | harma |
| Indonesian | mengaduh | Italian | lamentare |
| Lithuanian | sielotis | Portuguese | lamentar |
| Spanish | lamentar, lamentarse | Turkish | ağlaşmak |
| Vietnamese | than thở, thẩn thơ, thẫn thờ |
