Definition
Words used to congratulate someone on an achievement or special event.
Translations
- English
- congratulations
- Français
- félicitations
- Türkçe
- tebrik
- Polski
- gratulacje
- Русский
- поздравление
- Українська
- привітання
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Glückwunsch
- A1
- Noun
- Emotions & Personality
congratulations
/deːɐ̯ ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Glückwünsche
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- A1
- Morphology
- Compound
- Topics
- Emotions & PersonalityPrimary
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Glückwunsch ist hier das Thema.NominativSing.The topic here is “congratulations”.
- Der Text nennt den Glückwunsch.AkkusativSing.The text mentions “congratulations”.
- Der Text handelt vom Glückwunsch.DativSing.The text is about “congratulations”.
- Mehrere Glückwünsche werden hier genannt.NominativPlur.Several examples related to “congratulations” are mentioned here.
- Der Text nennt mehrere Glückwünsche.AkkusativPlur.The text mentions several examples related to “congratulations”.
- Der Text handelt von mehreren Glückwünschen.DativPlur.The text is about several examples related to “congratulations”.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Glückwunsch/ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ/
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Article phrase
der Glückwunsch/deːɐ̯ ˈɡlʏkˌvʊnʃ/
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Plural
Glückwünsche/ˈɡlʏkˌvʏnʃə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Glückwunsch | die Glückwünsche |
| Akkusativ | den Glückwunsch | die Glückwünsche |
| Dativ | dem Glückwunsch | den Glückwünschen |
| Genitiv | des Glückwunsches | der Glückwünsche |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationherzlichen Glückwunsch
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
Formation typeCompound
- GlückModifier
- WunschHead