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I am happy for you

German translation: Ich freue mich für dich/für Sie

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English term or phrase:	I am happy for you
German translation:	Ich freue mich für dich/für Sie
Entered by:	Jule Eitel

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07:36 Oct 17, 2009

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Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

English term or phrase: I am happy for you

How do you say this in German ? The "I am happy" part translates to "Ich bin froh" or "Ich freue mich", I suppose, but it's the "for you" part that stumps me. A mirror translation as "für Sie/dich/euch" won't work here...or would it ?

headpmaster

Ich freue mich für dich/für Sie

Explanation:
ist völlig gebräuchlich. Ein wenig mehr Kontext würde aber auch in diesem Fall helfen ;-)

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Note added at 11 Min. (2009-10-17 07:48:19 GMT)
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Je nach Ausgangstext könnte man auch übersetzen: Ich freue mich, dass du/Sie [z.B. wieder gesund bist/sind]