KLAGEN, ZEUREN, ZEIKEN & ZANIKEN: 4 verbs you can use when you are COMPLAINING or NAGGING about something. But when to use which one?



😕 KLAGEN is the most neutral and kind of mild.
😑 ZEUREN is also neutral but you are already a bit more frustrated!

🤯 ZEIKEN & ZANIKEN are both kind of harsh and more colloquial. And you are super pissed off! ;-)

(By the way: ZEIKEN also means "to piss")

Possible answers:

• De man klaagt bij de serveerster over het eten.
• De man zeurt bij de serveerster over het eten.
• De man zeikt over het eten.
• De man zanikt over het eten.