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How do you say "congratulate" in Italian?

congratularsi

Verb Noun

In Italian, "congratulate" is congratularsi.

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Pronunciation

Congratularsi is kohn-grah-too-LAR-see, stress on the fourth syllable, nearly matching the English 'congratulate' sound for sound.

Grammar notes

congratularsi is a verb used the same way as its English equivalent.

Example sentence

Permettetemi di congratularmi per il vostro successo.

Let me congratulate you on your success.

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How to remember congratularsi

Congratularsi is congratulate's close Italian cousin, so the meaning is easy to guess.

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Questions about congratularsi

How do you pronounce congratularsi?

Congratularsi is kohn-grah-too-LAR-see, stress on the fourth syllable, nearly matching the English 'congratulate' sound for sound.

Is congratularsi formal or casual?

congratularsi is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech.

How is congratularsi used in Italian?

congratularsi is used the same way as the equivalent English verb. For example: Permettetemi di congratularmi per il vostro successo. (Let me congratulate you on your success.).

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