gratulieren
congratulate
Jemandem gute Wünsche aussprechen, weil er oder sie etwas erreicht oder gefeiert hat.
The German verb "gratulieren" means "to congratulate". It is often used to express good wishes to someone on a special occasion or for an achievement. There isn't a breakdown further into constituent words that result in the current meaning; gratulieren is the standard verb form. Similar words or phrases in German with the same meaning are "Glück wünschen" (to wish luck) and "beglückwünschen" (to felicitate).
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Examples
Wir gratulieren dir zum Erfolg!verb
We congratulate you on your success!
Wir gratulieren dir herzlich zur Beförderung.verb
We warmly congratulate you on the promotion.
Wir gratulieren dir herzlich.verb
We congratulate you warmly.
Ich möchte Ihnen ganz herzlich gratulieren.verb
I would like to congratulate you very warmly.
Sie gratulierte ihrer Schwester zum Geburtstag, obwohl sie krank war.verb
She congratulated her sister on her birthday, although she was sick.
Habt ihr dem Gewinner gratuliert? verb
Did you congratulate the winner?
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