# gelungen

gelungen is a German adjective meaning “successful”. Forms: gelungener, am gelungensten.

## Forms

- Comparative: gelungener
- Superlative: am gelungensten

## Meanings

1. successful, well done
2. _colloquial_ odd, strange in a funny way
   - Das ist ja mal ein gelungener Zufall! — Now that’s a funny coincidence!

## Examples

- Er hoffte, dass es ihm gelungen war. — He hoped he had succeeded.
- Ist es euch gelungen, sie zu erreichen? — Did you manage to contact them?
- Ist es dir gelungen, sie zu kontaktieren? — Did you manage to contact her?
- Es ist uns nicht gelungen, ihn zu überreden. — We haven't managed to convince him.
- Es war Tom gelungen, ihn telefonisch zu erreichen. — Tom managed to reach him by phone.

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