Questions & Answers about Nós parabenizamos Ana no aniversário dela.
Can I use congratular instead of parabenizar here?
Although congratular exists in Portuguese, it is very rare in Brazilian Portuguese. Native speakers almost always use parabenizar to congratulate someone on their birthday or special occasion. Congratular sounds formal, bookish or like a direct translation from English.
How do I conjugate parabenizar for nós?
Parabenizar is a regular -ar verb. To form the present tense for nós:
- Remove -ar from parabenizar → parabeniz-
- Add -amos → parabenizamos
Full present‐tense paradigm:
- eu parabenizo
- tu parabenizas
- ele/ela parabeniza
- nós parabenizamos
- vós parabenizais
- eles/elas parabenizam
Why do we say no aniversário dela and not em o aniversário dela?