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  1. German
  2. /Alternative and negative clauses (ohne dass, anstatt dass)
  3. /meckern

meckern

meckern
to complain
From Lesson 179:Alternative and negative clauses (ohne dass, anstatt dass)·German

Usages of meckern

Die Gäste tolerieren den Lärm, ohne dass jemand meckert.
The guests tolerate the noise without anyone complaining.
Anstatt dass die Gäste das Abendessen genießen, meckert jemand darüber.
Instead of the guests enjoying the dinner, someone complains about it.
Die Teilnehmer lieben das Meditieren, aber wir verbieten das Meckern.
The participants love meditating, but we forbid complaining.

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