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解説 Definition
congratulated は congratulate（祝う、おめでとうと言う）の過去形・過去分詞です。人の成功や達成に対して祝意を伝えたことを表します。
The past tense and past participle of “congratulate,” meaning that someone expressed pleasure and approval to another person because of an achievement, success, or happy event. It commonly occurs in the pattern “congratulated someone on something.”
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 congratulate に -ed を付けた過去形・過去分詞です。語末が /t/ 音なので -ed は /ɪd/ と発音します。congratulate 人 on 成功・昇進の形を一まとまりで覚え、「その人と一緒に喜んで祝意を伝えた」場面に結び付けましょう。
Connect “congratulated” directly with the base verb “congratulate.” It is formed by adding -ed, and because the base ends in the /t/ sound, the ending is pronounced /ɪd/. Remember the common pattern “congratulated someone on an achievement,” as in congratulating a colleague on a promotion. The central image is not simply praising someone but sharing their happiness and formally expressing pleasure at their success.
例文
She congratulated him on his promotion.
彼女は彼の昇進におめでとうと言いました。
The teacher congratulated the students after the contest.
先生はコンテストの後、生徒たちを祝福しました。
Everyone congratulated Maya when she passed the exam.
マヤが試験に合格すると、みんなが彼女におめでとうと言いました。
congratulated の類義語・関連語
congratulated の語源・成り立ち Etymology
ラテン語 congratulārī（共に喜ぶ）から。con-（共に）+ gratulārī（喜びを示す）で、grātus（喜ばしい）が語根。関連語: grateful（感謝する）、gratitude（感謝）。「一緒に喜ぶ」が祝福の意味になった。
“Congratulated” is the regular past-tense and past-participle form of “congratulate.” The verb ultimately comes from Latin congratulari, meaning “to rejoice together,” formed from con-, “together,” and gratulari, “to show joy or give thanks.” The latter is related to gratus, “pleasing” or “thankful,” also reflected in English words such as “grateful” and “gratitude.”
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