"grateful" in seven languages

Meaninggrateful

Spanish

agradecido

/aɡɾadeˈθido/

inherited

Participle of agradecer, built on Old Spanish gradecer (from GRĀTUS).

French

reconnaissant

/ʁəkɔnɛsɑ̃/

other source · Latin RECOGNŌSCERE 'to recognize'

Italian

riconoscente

/rikonoʃˈʃɛnte/

other source · Latin RECOGNŌSCERE 'to recognize'

Grato also works: ti sono grato.

Portuguese

grato

/ˈɡɾatu/

learned

Agradecido, from agradecer, is just as common.

Romanian

recunoscător

/rekunoskəˈtor/

other source · recunoaște 'to recognize', from Latin RECOGNŌSCERE

Catalan

agraït

/əɡɾəˈit/

inherited

English

grateful

/ˈɡɹeɪtfəl/

from Latin/French · Latin GRĀTUS, via obsolete English grate 'pleasing', + native -ful

English → ItaliangratefulriconoscenteNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: gratitude, gratis, congratulate, grace.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

GRĀTUM‘pleasing, thankful’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

French and Italian 'recognize' a favour (reconnaissant, riconoscente); Spanish agradecido goes back to GRĀTUS, the root of gratitude and of gracias.

English relatives: gratitude, gratis, congratulate, grace

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In a sentence

esTe estoy muy agradecido por tu ayuda.
frJe te suis très reconnaissant de ton aide.
itTi sono molto riconoscente per il tuo aiuto.
ptSou muito grato pela sua ajuda.
roÎți sunt foarte recunoscător pentru ajutor.
caT'estic molt agraït per l'ajuda.
enI'm very grateful for your help.

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