gratulieren
A1congratulate
- English meaning
- congratulate
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gratulieren in a sentence
Ich gratuliere dir!
I congratulate you!
Conjugation of gratulieren
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- gratulierte
- Perfect
- hat gratuliert
Word family
gratulieren is built from das Grat (ridge / hip). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where gratulieren comes from
von lateinisch gratulari „Glück wünschen“
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Questions about gratulieren
How do you conjugate gratulieren?
Present tense: ich gratuliere, du gratulierst, er gratuliert, wir gratulieren, ihr gratuliert, sie gratulieren. Simple past: gratulierte. Perfect: hat gratuliert.
What does gratulieren mean in English?
gratulieren means "congratulate". For example: "Ich gratuliere dir!" — "I congratulate you!"
What level is gratulieren in German?
gratulieren is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the greetings & goodbyes vocabulary.
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