English–German
“congratulate” in German
German
Pronunciation
IPA/gʁatuˈliːʁən/
Example
Wir gratulieren ihm zur Hochzeit.
We congratulate him on his marriage.
How to say “congratulate” in German
“Congratulate” in German is gratulieren.
A person responds to someone else's happy milestone by expressing shared joy in words.
Example sentences with gratulieren
Ich gratulierte ihr telefonisch zum bestandenen Examen.
I congratulated her by telephone on passing her exam.
Tips for using gratulieren
- The recipient takes the dative, while the occasion follows zu with the dative, as in jemandem zur Hochzeit gratulieren.