gelingen

B1#2,184

Hear it

verb

to turn out well, to work out, to go smoothly, to succeed, to come off

Forms

Present

I	gelinge
you	gelingst
he, she, it	gelingt
we	gelingen
you (plural)	gelingt
they	gelingen

Preterite

I	gelang
you	gelangst
he, she, it	gelang
we	gelangen
you (plural)	gelangt
they	gelangen

Subjunctive I

I	gelinge
you	gelingest
he, she, it	gelinge
we	gelingen
you (plural)	gelinget
they	gelingen

Subjunctive II

I	gelänge
you	gelängest / gelängst
he, she, it	gelänge
we	gelängen
you (plural)	gelänget / gelängt
they	gelängen

Imperative

you	geling / gelinge
you (plural)	gelingt

Other forms

infinitive	gelingen
past participle	gelungen
present participle	gelingend

Used in the library

Der Kuchen gelingt nur mit Butter, nie mit Öl.The cake only succeeds with butter, never with oil.B1Noch einmal, bitte (8) — Once more, please (8) (B1)
Es wird ihr gelingen, den Chef zu einem Urlaub zu überreden.She will manage to talk the boss into taking a holiday.B1Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (B1)
Das Bild auf der Bühne gelingt nur mit Licht von der Seite.The set only succeeds with light from the side.B1Noch einmal, bitte (15) — Once more, please (15) (B1)
Der Polizei gelingt es nicht, dem Nachbarn die Brandstiftung nachzuweisen.The police don't manage to prove the arson against the neighbour.B2Noch einmal, bitte (33) — Once more, please (33) (B2)

Other ways to say it

glückento succeed, be successful; for there to be success [with dative ‘to someone’ and zu (+ infinitive) ‘in doing something’] (idiomatically translated by English succeed…

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