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beglückwünschen

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German

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Etymology

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Glückwunsch +‎ be- -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bəˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃn̩/, /bəˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃən/
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Verb

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beglückwünschen (weak, third-person singular present beglückwünscht, past tense beglückwünschte, past participle beglückwünscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. to congratulate
    Synonym: gratulieren
    • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 84:
      [...] und manche beglückwünschten ihn zu seiner Genesung in so scherzhaftem Ton, als hätten sie seine Erkrankung nie recht ernst genommen.
      [...] and some congratulated him to his recovery in such a humorous tone, as if they had never taken his illness really seriously.

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