gutgehen
to go well
To take a good course or end without serious consequences.
EXAMPLE
Zum Glück ist bei der Operation alles gut gegangen.
Luckily, everything went well during the operation.
gutgehen
to go well
gutgehen – ging gut – ist gutgegangen
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Meanings
es sich gutgehen lassen
to treat oneself
To indulge oneself and enjoy life, often with good food, relaxation, or pleasant activities.
EXAMPLE
Nach der anstrengenden Woche ließ sie es sich in einem Wellnesshotel gutgehen.
After the exhausting week, she treated herself to a stay at a wellness hotel.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry gutgehen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| er/sie/es | geht gut |
|---|---|
| sie | gehen gut |
Simple past
| er/sie/es | ging gut |
|---|---|
| sie | gingen gut |
Perfect
with sein
| er/sie/es | ist gutgegangen |
|---|---|
| sie | sind gutgegangen |
Past perfect
| er/sie/es | war gutgegangen |
|---|---|
| sie | waren gutgegangen |
Future
| er/sie/es | wird gutgehen |
|---|---|
| sie | werden gutgehen |
Subjunctive I
| er/sie/es | gehe gut |
|---|---|
| sie | gehen gut |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| er/sie/es | ginge gut |
|---|---|
| sie | gingen gut |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | gutgehen |
|---|---|
| with zu | gutzugehen |
| present participle | gutgehend |
| past participle | gutgegangen |
Usage tips
Separable verb
'Gutgehen' (to go well) consists of 'gut' (well) and 'gehen' (to go) and is separable. In main clauses, 'gut' is separated and placed at the end with simple verb forms; in subordinate clauses, 'gutgehen' stays together. With the infinitive with 'zu', 'zu' comes between the two parts.
EXAMPLE
Mit etwas Glück geht unser Plan gut.
With a little luck, our plan will go well.
Ich bin zuversichtlich, dass unser Plan gutgeht.
I am confident that our plan will go well.
Unser Plan scheint gutzugehen.
Our plan seems likely to go well.
Typical expression
'Noch einmal gutgehen' (to turn out all right after all) is often used when a situation nearly ends badly. With 'nicht immer' (not always) or 'nicht ewig' (not forever), it often becomes a warning against continuing risky behavior.
EXAMPLE
Du fährst viel zu schnell; das kann nicht immer gutgehen.
You're driving much too fast; this can't go well forever.
Fixed construction
The fixed expression is 'es sich gutgehen lassen' (to treat oneself): 'es' is part of the expression, and the reflexive pronoun is used in the dative. Depending on the person, you use 'mir' (myself), 'dir' (yourself), or 'sich' (oneself), for example; 'gutgehen' remains an infinitive after 'lassen'.
EXAMPLE
Heute lasse ich es mir mit einem guten Essen und einem heißen Bad gutgehen.
Today I'm treating myself to a good meal and a hot bath.
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