# congratulate: Japanese–English dictionary

Canonical URL: https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english/congratulate
Language pair: Japanese and English
CEFR level: B1
Part of speech: verb
IPA: /kənˈɡrætʃʊleɪt/
Katakana pronunciation: コングラチュレイト

## Meaning in English
To congratulate someone means to tell them you are happy because of something good they have done or that has happened to them. You congratulate someone ON something — 'Congratulate her on her promotion.'
### 日本語の意味
おめでとうと言うとは、誰かが良いことをしたり、その人に良いことが起きたりしたことを喜んでいると伝えることです。何かについて誰かに「おめでとう」と言う場合は'congratulate someone ON something'という形を使います。'Congratulate her on her promotion.'（彼女の昇進をお祝いする）。

### Examples
- 試験に合格したことをおめでとう！
  - English: Congratulations on passing your exam!
- 彼の新しい仕事を祝福した。
  - English: I congratulated him on his new job.
- チームの勝利を祝いました。
  - English: We congratulated the team on their win.

## English equivalents
- congratulate
## Japanese equivalents
- おめでとうと言う
- 祝福する
- お祝いを伝える
## Common patterns
- **congratulate [someone] on [achievement]**: To tell someone you are happy for their achievement Example: I want to congratulate you on your graduation.
- **Congratulations on [achievement]!**: The standard set phrase for expressing congratulations Example: Congratulations on your promotion!

## More from Anaversity
- [Japanese–English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/japanese-english)
- [congratulate in the English dictionary](https://anaversity.com/dictionary/english/congratulate)
- [AI and agent access guide](https://anaversity.com/llms.txt)

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