What part of speech is complains?

Complains can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. complains is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of complain (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) complain

complain / complains

complained

complained

complaining

Infinitive: (to) complain
Present: complain / complains
Simple Past: complained
Past Participle: (have) complained
Gerund: complaining

What does complains mean?

Definitions

Verb
complain - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
complain - make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge; "The plaintiff's lawyer complained that he defendant had physically abused his client"

Examples of complains

#		Sentence
1.	verb	A bad workman complains of his tools.
2.	verb	Dad often works late, and Mom complains a lot.
3.	verb	My mother almost never complains.
4.	verb	Father complains of having been busy since last week.
5.	verb	He complains with good reason.
6.	verb	He complains about one thing or another all the time.
7.	verb	He often complains that he has a toothache.
8.	verb	He complains of not having enough time to read.
9.	verb	He is poor, but he never complains.
10.	verb	He complains, and with reason.
11.	verb	He complains of the room being so small.
12.	verb	She always complains of her teacher.
13.	verb	She complains about headaches often.
14.	verb	In fact, he hardly ever complains about his college life.
15.	verb	"It's cold! I hate it!" Yoshiki complains with teary face.

Sentence
verb
A bad workman complains of his tools.
Dad often works late, and Mom complains a lot.
My mother almost never complains.
Father complains of having been busy since last week.
He complains with good reason.
He complains about one thing or another all the time.
He often complains that he has a toothache.
He complains of not having enough time to read.
He is poor, but he never complains.
He complains, and with reason.
He complains of the room being so small.
She always complains of her teacher.
She complains about headaches often.
In fact, he hardly ever complains about his college life.
"It's cold! I hate it!" Yoshiki complains with teary face.

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