Polyglot Dictionary

beglückwünschen

/bəˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
beglückwünscht
past
beglückwünschte
perfect
hat beglückwünscht

Meaning

  1. to congratulate

    • Ich beglückwünsche Sie zum Erfolg.

      I congratulate you on your success.

    • Wir beglückwünschten ihn zu seinem Erfolg. Er lud uns alle zum Essen ein.

      We congratulated him on his success. He invited us all to dinner.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

gratulieren

Gratulieren is the more common everyday word for "to congratulate"; beglückwünschen is more formal and elevated.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

felicitar

felicitar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to congratulate."

Portuguese

parabenizar

parabenizar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to congratulate."

Practice

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