The presente de subjuntivo of quejar is used to express desires, doubts, or uncertainties about complaining or expressing dissatisfaction, for example: Espero que no te quejes de la comida. (I hope you don’t complain about the food.)

Quejar is a regular -ar verb, so its presente de subjuntivo conjugations follow the typical pattern for that verb type.

Conjugations

Conjugations of Quejar (to complain) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish):

The present subjunctive of quejar is used to express desires, doubts, emotions, and hypothetical situations.

To complain or express dissatisfaction: For example, Quiero que te quejes con el gerente. (I want you to complain to the manager.) This usage conveys displeasure or grievances about a situation.

To express doubt or uncertainty: For example, No creo que se queje de los precios. (I don’t think he’ll complain about the prices.) This usage expresses lack of certainty about someone’s potential reaction.

To express wishes or desires: For example, Espero que no se queje de la comida. (I hope he doesn’t complain about the food.) This usage expresses a desire for a particular outcome.

Idiomatic usage: Quejarse de vicio (to complain excessively or constantly, often without justification). This idiomatic expression suggests someone has a habit of complaining frequently.

Examples

Examples of Quejar in the Subjunctive Mood

Espero que mi hijo no se queje de la comida en el restaurante. (I hope my son doesn’t complain about the food at the restaurant.)

Es importante que quejemos al gobierno sobre los problemas en nuestra comunidad. (It’s important that we complain to the government about the problems in our community.)

Aunque el servicio fue malo, prefiero que no te quejes con el mesero. (Although the service was bad, I’d prefer you don’t complain to the waiter.)

El jefe dijo que si nos quejamos de las condiciones laborales, seremos despedidos. (The boss said that if we complain about the working conditions, we’ll be fired.)

Ojalá que los vecinos no se quejen del ruido de la fiesta. (I hope the neighbors don’t complain about the noise from the party.)

Aunque el producto esté defectuoso, dudo que te quejes a la compañía. (Even though the product is defective, I doubt you’ll complain to the company.)

Temo que si me quejo de los impuestos altos, me metan a la cárcel. (I fear that if I complain about the high taxes, they’ll put me in jail.)

Es mejor que no se quejen del clima, ya que no podemos cambiarlo. (It’s better that they don’t complain about the weather, since we can’t change it.)

Insisto en que quejemos al consejo escolar sobre el acoso que sufren los estudiantes. (I insist that we complain to the school board about the bullying that students suffer.)

Aunque la película sea mala, dudo que te quejes al director. (Even if the movie is bad, I doubt you’ll complain to the director.)

Aunque el servicio sea lento, prefiero que no se quejen con el repartidor. (Even though the service is slow, I’d prefer they don’t complain to the delivery person.)

Temo que si me quejo de las reglas injustas, me expulsen del club. (I fear that if I complain about the unfair rules, they’ll expel me from the club.)

Ojalá que no se quejen del precio de los boletos para el concierto. (I hope they don’t complain about the price of the concert tickets.)

Conjugations with English Translations

Conjugations of Quejar (to complain) in the Subjunctive Mood tense (Latin American Spanish) with English Translations:

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Synonyms

The Subjunctive mood is also known as the Simple Subjunctive, Subjunctive Present, or Present Subjunctive Mood in English, and as Presente de Subjuntivo, Subjuntivo Presente, Presente del Modo Subjuntivo, or Tiempo Presente del Subjuntivo in Spanish.