شَكَا (shakaā)to complain

Conjugation, meanings and vowelled example sentences for the Arabic verb شَكَا (shakaā) — “to complain”, drawn from the reader’s verified vocabulary bank. Every form carries full harakat.

Conjugation: شَكَا يَشْكُو

Past · الماضيPresent · المضارعImperative · الأمرVerbal noun · المصدر
شَكَا shakaāيَشْكُو yashkūاُشْكُ aushkuشَكْوَى shakwaā

Meanings & examples

  1. 1. to complain

    • شَكَا المَرِيضُ مِنَ الأَلَمِ.The patient complained of pain.
    • لِمَاذَا تَشْكُو دَائِمًا مِنَ الطَّقْسِ؟Why do you always complain about the weather?
    • شَكَا الجَارُ مِنَ الضَّوْضَاءِ المُزْعِجَةِ القَادِمَةِ مِنْ المَنْزِلِ المُجَاوِرِ فِي وَقْتٍ مُتَأَخِّرٍ مِنَ اللَّيْلِ.The neighbor complained about the annoying noise coming from the adjacent house late at night.
  2. 2. to complain, lament

    • شَكَا المَرِيضُ مِنَ الأَلَمِ.The patient complained of pain.
    • شَكَا العَامِلُ مِنَ سَاعَاتِ العَمَلِ الطَّوِيلَةِ وَالأَجْرِ القَلِيلِ.The worker complained about the long working hours and low wages.
    • لِمَاذَا تَشْكُو دَائِمًا مِنَ الطَّقْسِ؟Why do you always complain about the weather?
  3. 3. to feel pain

    • شَكَا الْمَرِيضُ أَلَمًا شَدِيدًا فِي رَأْسِهِ.The patient felt severe pain in his head.
    • شَكَا الْعَامِلُ مِنْ أَلَمٍ فِي ظَهْرِهِ بَعْدَ يَوْمٍ طَوِيلٍ.The worker felt pain in his back after a long day.
    • شَكَا الطِّفْلُ أَلَمًا فِي سِنِّهِ.The child felt pain in his tooth.

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