祝う
いわう
to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival); to present (a gift) in celebration
JLPT N3 Common word
Meanings
Godan verb (-u), Transitive
to celebrate; to congratulate; to observe (a festival)- to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration
- to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
Forms
| Plain | Polite | |
|---|---|---|
| Present | 祝ういわう | 祝いますいわいます |
| Negative | 祝わないいわわない | 祝いませんいわいません |
| Past | 祝ったいわった | 祝いましたいわいました |
| Past negative | 祝わなかったいわわなかった | 祝いませんでしたいわいませんでした |
| Te-form | 祝っていわって |
|---|---|
| Potential | 祝えるいわえる |
| Passive | 祝われるいわわれる |
| Causative | 祝わせるいわわせる |
| Volitional | 祝おういわおう |
| Imperative | 祝えいわえ |
| Conditional (ば) | 祝えばいわえば |
| Conditional (たら) | 祝ったらいわったら |
Example sentences
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We celebrate Tanabata in July.
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They congratulated him on his marriage.
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I congratulated her on her success in the exam.
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We celebrated the centenary anniversary day.
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We celebrated his birthday.
More examples (10)
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He congratulated me on my success.
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Father gave me a book for graduation.
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Ceremonies were held to celebrate victories.
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We congratulated her on her engagement.
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She congratulated me on my success.
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I congratulated her on her success in the exam.
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We congratulated him on passing the examinations.
私たちはいっしょに祝うべきだ。
We should celebrate together.
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My friends celebrated my birthday.
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My friends congratulated me on my success.