congratular

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin congrātulor (“I wish joy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [kuŋ.ɡɾə.tuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [koŋ.ɡɾə.tuˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [koŋ.ɡɾa.tuˈlaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [koŋ.ɡɾa.tuˈla]

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Verb

congratular (first-person singular present congratulo, first-person singular preterite congratulí, past participle congratulat)

1. (transitive) to congratulate

   Synonym: felicitar

2. (pronominal) to partake of someone's joy, to rejoice with

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of congratular (first conjugation)

infinitive			congratular
gerund			congratulant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		congratulat		congratulada
		plural		congratulats		congratulades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	congratulo	congratules	congratula	congratulem	congratuleu	congratulen
	imperfect	congratulava	congratulaves	congratulava	congratulàvem	congratulàveu	congratulaven
	future	congratularé	congratularàs	congratularà	congratularem	congratulareu	congratularan
	preterite	congratulí	congratulares	congratulà	congratulàrem	congratulàreu	congratularen
	conditional	congratularia	congratularies	congratularia	congratularíem	congratularíeu	congratularien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	congratuli	congratulis	congratuli	congratulem	congratuleu	congratulin
	imperfect	congratulés	congratulessis	congratulés	congratuléssim	congratuléssiu	congratulessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	congratula	congratuli	congratulem	congratuleu	congratulin
	negative (no)	—	no congratulis	no congratuli	no congratulem	no congratuleu	no congratulin

Related terms

• congratulació
• congratulatori

Further reading

• “congratular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós

Proto-Italic *gʷrātos

Latin grātus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin *grātulus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -or

?

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-der.

Proto-Italic *gʷrātis

Old Latin *grātis

Latin grātēs

Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *tl̥néh₂ti ~ *tl̥nh₂énti

Proto-Italic *tolnō

Latin tollō

Latin -tulor

Latin *grātitulor?

Latin grātulor

Latin congrātulārīlbor.

Portuguese congratular

Learned borrowing from Latin congrātulārī.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾa.tuˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ɡɾa.tuˈla(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾa.tuˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ɡɾa.tuˈla(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾa.tuˈla(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾa.tuˈla(ʁ)/ [kõ.ɡɾa.tuˈla(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾa.tuˈla(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾɐ.tuˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾɐ.tuˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.ɡɾɐ.tuˈla.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: con‧gra‧tu‧lar

Verb

congratular (first-person singular present congratulo, first-person singular preterite congratulei, past participle congratulado)

1. to congratulate (to express one’s happiness for someone’s accomplishment)

   Synonyms: parabenizar, felicitar (uncommon)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congratular (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	congratular
Personal	congratular	congratulares	congratular	congratularmos	congratulardes	congratularem
Gerund
	congratulando
Past participle
Masculine	congratulado			congratulados
Feminine	congratulada			congratuladas
Indicative
Present	congratulo	congratulas	congratula	congratulamos	congratulais	congratulam
Imperfect	congratulava	congratulavas	congratulava	congratulávamos	congratuláveis	congratulavam
Preterite	congratulei	congratulaste	congratulou	congratulamos1, congratulámos2	congratulastes	congratularam
Pluperfect	congratulara	congratularas	congratulara	congratuláramos	congratuláreis	congratularam
Future	congratularei	congratularás	congratulará	congratularemos	congratulareis	congratularão
Conditional	congratularia	congratularias	congratularia	congratularíamos	congratularíeis	congratulariam
Subjunctive
Present	congratule	congratules	congratule	congratulemos	congratuleis	congratulem
Imperfect	congratulasse	congratulasses	congratulasse	congratulássemos	congratulásseis	congratulassem
Future	congratular	congratulares	congratular	congratularmos	congratulardes	congratularem
Imperative
Affirmative		congratula	congratule	congratulemos	congratulai	congratulem
Negative (não)		não congratules	não congratule	não congratulemos	não congratuleis	não congratulem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• congratulação

Further reading

• “congratular”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “congratular”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *gʷr̥Htós

Proto-Italic *gʷrātos

Latin grātus

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Indo-European *-e-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin *grātulus

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -or

?

Proto-Indo-European *gʷerH-der.

Proto-Italic *gʷrātis

Old Latin *grātis

Latin grātēs

Proto-Indo-European *telh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Proto-Indo-European *tl̥néh₂ti ~ *tl̥nh₂énti

Proto-Italic *tolnō

Latin tollō

Latin -tulor

Latin *grātitulor?

Latin grātulor

Latin congrātulārīlbor.

Spanish congratular

Learned borrowing from Latin congrātulārī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konɡɾatuˈlaɾ/ [kõŋ.ɡɾa.t̪uˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧gra‧tu‧lar

Verb

congratular (first-person singular present congratulo, first-person singular preterite congratulé, past participle congratulado)

1. (transitive) to congratulate

   Synonym: felicitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of congratular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			congratular
gerund			congratulando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		congratulado		congratulada
		plural		congratulados		congratuladas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	congratulo	congratulastú congratulásvos	congratula	congratulamos	congratuláis	congratulan
	imperfect	congratulaba	congratulabas	congratulaba	congratulábamos	congratulabais	congratulaban
	preterite	congratulé	congratulaste	congratuló	congratulamos	congratulasteis	congratularon
	future	congratularé	congratularás	congratulará	congratularemos	congratularéis	congratularán
	conditional	congratularía	congratularías	congratularía	congratularíamos	congratularíais	congratularían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	congratule	congratulestú congratulésvos2	congratule	congratulemos	congratuléis	congratulen
	imperfect (ra)	congratulara	congratularas	congratulara	congratuláramos	congratularais	congratularan
	imperfect (se)	congratulase	congratulases	congratulase	congratulásemos	congratulaseis	congratulasen
	future1	congratulare	congratulares	congratulare	congratuláremos	congratulareis	congratularen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		congratulatú congratulávos	congratule	congratulemos	congratulad	congratulen
	negative		no congratules	no congratule	no congratulemos	no congratuléis	no congratulen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of congratular

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive congratular	dative	congratularme	congratularte	congratularle, congratularse	congratularnos	congratularos	congratularles, congratularse
	accusative	congratularme	congratularte	congratularlo, congratularla, congratularse	congratularnos	congratularos	congratularlos, congratularlas, congratularse
with gerund congratulando	dative	congratulándome	congratulándote	congratulándole, congratulándose	congratulándonos	congratulándoos	congratulándoles, congratulándose
	accusative	congratulándome	congratulándote	congratulándolo, congratulándola, congratulándose	congratulándonos	congratulándoos	congratulándolos, congratulándolas, congratulándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative congratula	dative	congratúlame	congratúlate	congratúlale	congratúlanos	not used	congratúlales
	accusative	congratúlame	congratúlate	congratúlalo, congratúlala	congratúlanos	not used	congratúlalos, congratúlalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative congratulá	dative	congratulame	congratulate	congratulale	congratulanos	not used	congratulales
	accusative	congratulame	congratulate	congratulalo, congratulala	congratulanos	not used	congratulalos, congratulalas
with formal second-person singular imperative congratule	dative	congratúleme	not used	congratúlele, congratúlese	congratúlenos	not used	congratúleles
	accusative	congratúleme	not used	congratúlelo, congratúlela, congratúlese	congratúlenos	not used	congratúlelos, congratúlelas
with first-person plural imperative congratulemos	dative	not used	congratulémoste	congratulémosle	congratulémonos	congratulémoos	congratulémosles
	accusative	not used	congratulémoste	congratulémoslo, congratulémosla	congratulémonos	congratulémoos	congratulémoslos, congratulémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative congratulad	dative	congratuladme	not used	congratuladle	congratuladnos	congratulaos	congratuladles
	accusative	congratuladme	not used	congratuladlo, congratuladla	congratuladnos	congratulaos	congratuladlos, congratuladlas
with formal second-person plural imperative congratulen	dative	congratúlenme	not used	congratúlenle	congratúlennos	not used	congratúlenles, congratúlense
	accusative	congratúlenme	not used	congratúlenlo, congratúlenla	congratúlennos	not used	congratúlenlos, congratúlenlas, congratúlense

Related terms

• congratulación

Further reading

• “congratular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026