gelingen
B1to succeed
- English meaning
- to succeed
- CEFR level
- German B1 vocabulary list
- Vocabulary package
- Working & Doing
- Dictionary
- German words with G
More: B1 Everyday Actions words. Hear “gelingen” in B1 German videos, or save “gelingen” while watching YouTube with the free Chrome extension.
gelingen in a sentence
Es ist mir gelungen, meinen Chef zu überzeugen.
I succeeded in convincing my boss.
Conjugation of gelingen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- gelang
- Perfect
- ist gelungen
Where gelingen comes from
Von mittelhochdeutsch gelingen, althochdeutsch gilingan „geraten, glücken“. Das nur im Deutschen bekannte Wort kann nicht sicher mit einer indogermanischen Wurzel verknüpft werden
Learn gelingen with 21 related words
gelingen is part of the Working & Doing package. Drill the whole set as spaced-repetition flashcards in your browser — no sign-up.
Words that go with gelingen
Questions about gelingen
How do you conjugate gelingen?
Present tense: gelinge, gelingst, gelingt, gelingen, gelingt, gelingen. Simple past: gelang. Perfect: ist gelungen.
What does gelingen mean in English?
gelingen means "to succeed". For example: "Es ist mir gelungen, meinen Chef zu überzeugen." — "I succeeded in convincing my boss."
What level is gelingen in German?
gelingen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the working & doing vocabulary.
Free to start · no credit card
Words fade fast — spaced reviews make them stick.
Based on Dr. Hermann Ebbinghaus · memory science, proven since 1885