félicitez

Félicitez is a form of the French verb féliciter. It can be the present tense, deuxième personne du pluriel (vous félicitez), or the imperative mood (Félicitez!). The core meaning is to express congratulations or praise toward someone for an achievement or positive news.

Usage and construction: féliciter is typically used with the person or thing being praised. Common constructions include féiliter quelqu’un pour quelque chose or féliciter quelqu’un de quelque chose, for example, « féliciter quelqu’un pour son travail » or « féliciter quelqu’un de sa réussite ». In the imperative, félicitez serves as a direct command or request, as in « Félicitez-les pour leurs performances ». The past participle is félicité, and the verb conjugates as a regular -er verb: je félicite, tu félicites, il félicite, nous félicitons, vous félicitez, ils félicitent; passé composé: j’ai félicité.

Etymology: the verb féliciter derives from Old French feliciter, from Latin felicitas meaning happiness or good fortune, and from the verb felicitare meaning to make happy or to felicitate. The related noun félicitations means congratulations or words of praise.

Notes: féliciter is widely used in formal and semi-formal contexts; in everyday speech, it can be replaced by synonyms such as complimenter or louer, depending on nuance. The noun félicitations is the standard term for the act or expression of congratulating. Examples illustrate typical usage in both direct address and reporting statements.