German reference
gratulieren
to congratulate
Regular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I congratulate someone |
| du | you congratulate someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it congratulates someone |
| wir | we congratulate someone |
| ihr | you (plural) congratulate someone |
| sie/Sie | they congratulate someone; you (formal) congratulate someone |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I congratulated someone |
| du | you congratulated someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it congratulated someone |
| wir | we congratulated someone |
| ihr | you (plural) congratulated someone |
| sie/Sie | they congratulated someone; you (formal) congratulated someone |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I congratulated someone; I have congratulated someone |
| du | you congratulated someone; you have congratulated someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it congratulated someone; he/she/it has congratulated someone |
| wir | we congratulated someone; we have congratulated someone |
| ihr | you (plural) congratulated someone; you (plural) have congratulated someone |
| sie/Sie | they congratulated someone; they have congratulated someone; you (formal) congratulated someone; you (formal) have congratulated someone |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had congratulated someone |
| du | you had congratulated someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had congratulated someone |
| wir | we had congratulated someone |
| ihr | you (plural) had congratulated someone |
| sie/Sie | they had congratulated someone; you (formal) had congratulated someone |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will congratulate someone |
| du | you will congratulate someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will congratulate someone |
| wir | we will congratulate someone |
| ihr | you (plural) will congratulate someone |
| sie/Sie | they will congratulate someone; you (formal) will congratulate someone |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have congratulated someone |
| du | you will have congratulated someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have congratulated someone |
| wir | we will have congratulated someone |
| ihr | you (plural) will have congratulated someone |
| sie/Sie | they will have congratulated someone; you (formal) will have congratulated someone |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I congratulate someone |
| du | (that) you congratulate someone |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it congratulates someone |
| wir | (that) we congratulate someone |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) congratulate someone |
| sie/Sie | (that) they congratulate someone; (that) you (formal) congratulate someone |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would congratulate someone |
| du | you would congratulate someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would congratulate someone |
| wir | we would congratulate someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would congratulate someone |
| sie/Sie | they would congratulate someone; you (formal) would congratulate someone |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have congratulated someone |
| du | you would have congratulated someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have congratulated someone |
| wir | we would have congratulated someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would have congratulated someone |
| sie/Sie | they would have congratulated someone; you (formal) would have congratulated someone |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would congratulate someone |
| du | you would congratulate someone |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would congratulate someone |
| wir | we would congratulate someone |
| ihr | you (plural) would congratulate someone |
| sie/Sie | they would congratulate someone; you (formal) would congratulate someone |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have congratulated someone |
| du | (reportedly) you have congratulated someone |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has congratulated someone |
| wir | (reportedly) we have congratulated someone |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have congratulated someone |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have congratulated someone; (reportedly) you (formal) have congratulated someone |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will congratulate someone |
| du | (reportedly) you will congratulate someone |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will congratulate someone |
| wir | (reportedly) we will congratulate someone |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will congratulate someone |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will congratulate someone; (reportedly) you (formal) will congratulate someone |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | congratulate someone! |
| ihr | congratulate someone! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | congratulate someone! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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