Nag Meaning in English

word

US

/ˈnæɡ/

nag

UK

/nˈæɡ/

nag

التعريف

To repeatedly complain or ask someone to do something in an annoying way.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

It's informal and often used about family members or close relationships when one person is persistently asking or complaining. Common collocations: 'nag about', 'stop nagging', 'nag at someone'. Can sound negative or critical about the person who 'nags'.

• Spanish: fastidiar - insistir (molestando)
• Portuguese (BR): importunar - insistir (de forma irritante)
• Portuguese (PT): importunar - insistir (de forma irritante)
• Chinese (Simplified): 唠叨 - 不断批评
• Chinese (Traditional): 嘮叨 - 不斷批評
• Hindi: नाग करना - बार-बार तंग करना
• Arabic: الإزعاج المتكرر - الإلحاح (بإزعاج)
• Bengali: বকবক করা - বিরক্ত করা
• Russian: пилить - ворчать
• Japanese: 小言を言う - しつこく言う
• Vietnamese: cằn nhằn - kêu ca (phiền phức)
• Korean: 잔소리하다 - 계속 잔소리하다
• Turkish: dırdır etmek - sürekli sızlanmak
• Urdu: بار بار شکایت کرنا - مسلسل تنگ کرنا
• Indonesian: mengomel - terus-menerus menegur

جمل نموذجية

Don't nag your brother about his homework.

basic

My mom used to nag me to clean my room.

basic

He nagged her until she agreed to help.

basic

Stop nagging—I said I'll do it later!

natural

She doesn't mean to nag, but sometimes she worries too much.

natural

If you keep nagging about it, nothing will change.

natural