German VerbsVerb
gelingen
to succeed
Conjugation of gelingen
English
to succeed
ichgelinge
dugelingst
er/sie/esgelingt
wirgelingen
ihrgelingt
sie/Siegelingen
Perfekt
ich bin gelungen
Partizip II
gelungen
Auxiliary
sein
Vocabulary lists with gelingen
gelingen appears in the following vocabulary collections:
Example Sentences
Die Aufgabe gelingt mir.
The task works out for me.
The verb is in position 2.
Der Kuchen gelingt meiner Mutter.
The cake turns out well for my mother.
The person is in the dative: meiner Mutter.
Gelingt dir das Bild?
Does the picture turn out well for you?
In a yes-no question, the verb comes first.