verb#889 by frequency
gelingen
/ɡəˈlɪŋən/
to turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off
- er/sie/es
- gelingt
- past
- gelang
- past participle
- gelungen
Meanings
- 1
to turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off
Wie ist ihm das gelungen?
How did he manage that?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wie ist dir das gelungen?
How did you manage to do this?
Tatoeba · al_ex_an_der · CC BY 2.0 FR
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gelinge | gelang |
| du | gelingst | gelangst |
| er/sie/es | gelingt | gelang |
| wir | gelingen | gelangen |
| ihr | gelingt | gelangt |
| sie/Sie | gelingen | gelangen |