gratulieren
congratulate
The German word 'gratulieren' is used to express congratulations or to wish someone well on a special occasion. It is a verb and is typically used in the present tense. For example, 'Ich gratuliere dir zu deinem Erfolg' means 'I congratulate you on your success.' It is important to note that in German, the subject and object of the sentence are determined by the case endings on the nouns and pronouns, rather than by word order.
Example sentences using: gratulieren
Ich möchte dir zum Geburtstag gratulieren.
I want to congratulate you on your birthday.
In this sentence, 'gratulieren' is used to express a congrats on someone's birthday. The 'dir' before 'gratulieren' signifies the person you're congratulating.
Wir müssen unseren Kollegen zur Beförderung gratulieren.
We must congratulate our colleague on his promotion.
Here, 'gratulieren' is used in a professional context to congratulate a colleague. The noun 'Kollegen' and 'zur Beförderung' are used before and after 'gratulieren', respectively, aligning with the structure of a common German sentence.
Sie müssen der Braut und dem Bräutigam zur Hochzeit gratulieren.
You have to congratulate the bride and groom on the wedding.
This example uses 'gratulieren' to show congratulation in the event of a wedding. The objects of congratulation, 'der Braut und dem Bräutigam', come after 'müssen' but before 'gratulieren', showing common positional structure for objects and verbs in German.