congratular

/koŋɡɾatuˈlaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
congratulo
preterite (yo)
congratulé
past participle
congratulado

Meaning

  1. to congratulate

    • Lo congratularon.

      They congratulated him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

felicitar

felicitar is the everyday, standard word for "to congratulate"; congratular is more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

felicitar

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

Practice

1 What does congratular mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches congratular?

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