gratulieren

== German == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin grātulārī. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁatuˈliːʁən/ === Verb === gratulieren (weak, third-person singular present gratuliert, past tense gratulierte, past participle gratuliert, auxiliary haben) (intransitive) to congratulate [with dative ‘someone’ and zu (+ dative) ‘on an occasion, e.g. a birthday’] Synonym: beglückwünschen Ich gratuliere dir. ― I congratulate you. Ich gratuliere dir zu deinem Geburtstag. ― I congratulate you on your birthday. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “gratulieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “gratulieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “gratulieren” in Duden online “gratulieren” in OpenThesaurus.de