No. 9,773 in Swedish
gratulera
To congratulate.
In a sentence
Jag vill gratulera dig på din födelsedag.
I want to congratulate you on your birthday.
Here "gratulera" is used to express congratulations towards someone in the context of a special occasion like a birthday.
Det är viktigt att gratulera nya medarbetare på deras första dag.
It is important to congratulate new team members on their first day.
In this sentence, "gratulera" is used to acknowledge someone's achievement or a new beginning in a professional setting.
Jag glömde gratulera henne för hennes loppvinst.
I forgot to congratulate her on her race victory.
"Gratulera" is here used to express acknowledgment and praise for someone's specific achievement, in this case, winning a race.
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