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congratulate you vs congratulate to you

'Congratulate you' is the proper English phrasing. 'Congratulate to you' is not a common or correct construction in English. The verb 'congratulate' is typically followed by the direct object 'you.'
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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

"congratulate you"

The phrase 'congratulate you' is the correct way to express praise or good wishes to someone. It is used when you want to offer congratulations directly to the person.

Examples:

  • I want to congratulate you on your promotion.
  • They congratulated you on your excellent performance.
  • She congratulated you on your graduation.
  • He congratulated you on your success.
  • We congratulate you on your achievements.
  • Feb 5, 2021 ... "Mastery? I must congratulate you, obviously your parents never had reason to." Image.
  • Jan 23, 2018 ... Wanna be one of the first to Congratulate you on this accomplishment/achievement tonight that you'll reach! Only a handful has reach/seen it ...
  • May 12, 2013 ... I would like to congratulate you for winning the race, for example, is correct, but. I would like to congratulate with you for winning the ...
  • Jul 25, 2016 ... If people fail to congratulate you or comfort you in specific situations where such actions are expected, would you consider them rude? All ...
  • Feb 1, 2014 ... If someone says to you "It's my birthday today", you can say "Congratulations!", however old they are. But not "I congratulate you.", which ...
  • Oct 13, 2024 ... Goodmorning ☀️ We want to congratulate you on working so hard this week! Love you guys ❤️ Enjoy your Sunday.
  • Jan 23, 2018 ... Wanna be one of the first to Congratulate you on this accomplishment/achievement tonight that you'll reach! Only a handful has reach/seen it ...
  • Nov 6, 2024 ... I must congratulate you - this is a very impressive piece of work. It is my wife you should be congratulating - she did all the hard work ...
  • Wanna be one of the first to Congratulate you on this accomplishment/achievement tonight that you'll reach! Only a handful has reach/seen it too and...
  • Jun 1, 2024 ... Why Do People Congratulate You When You Retire? Everyone retires one day. Dr. Preeti Singh · Pragmatic Wisdom · Dr. Preeti Singh. ·. Follow.

This phrase is not correct in English. The preposition 'to' is not used after the verb 'congratulate.'

"congratulate to you"

  • May 12, 2013 ... There's really no reason to add a preposition between "congratulate" and the subject, ever, in English: I congratulate to you. I congratulate by ...
  • Mar 31, 2020 ... I sincerely congratulate to you, Rt. Hon. Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu (Mr. Capacity) as the new Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of ...
  • Apr 19, 2017 ... Hi guys, That's my first post, so first of all I would congratulate to you all guys for bringing this amazing email system to us!
  • Mar 31, 2020 ... I sincerely congratulate to you, Rt. Hon. Amara Chyna Iwuanyanwu (Mr. Capacity) as the new Deputy Speaker of the Imo State House of ...
  • Oct 30, 2020 ... I'm writing this email to congratulate to you on you achievement you received in a photography competition. Then write few lines about his ...
  • Nov 29, 2017 ... Congratulate to you. But when I install It in my forum. Haven't anything appear. eTiKeT™. Well-known member. Dec 3, 2017 · #5.
  • Sep 7, 2009 ... Hello. First of all I would like to congratulate to you on this great product. Second, I have a question: when I create a bridge interface, ...
  • Apr 18, 2024 ... I've just joined to this forum, and first I would like to congratulate to you all for this wonderful project. I'm about to build OS and the ...
  • I now congratulate to you Sir that I am well & I hope you are the same, you dam Son of a Bitch, you Red-Headed Rascal, I understand that you put Samuel ...
  • ... Tenor. 1 mo. Judith Day. Aww it's daughter Congratulate to you all the family. 1 mo. 3. Laura Jackaman. Judith Day he doesn't have a daughter. 3 wks.

Alternatives:

  • congratulate you
  • offer congratulations to you
  • extend congratulations to you
  • send congratulations to you
  • wish you congratulations

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