felicitar

/felisiˈtaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (yo)
felicito
preterite (yo)
felicité
past participle
felicitado

Meaning

  1. to congratulate

    • Te felicito por tu éxito.

      I congratulate you on your success.

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

congratular

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

congratular

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

Practice

1 What does felicitar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Te ___ por tu éxito.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches felicitar?

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