Before you start
Meet gelangen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (intransitive) to reach, get to, end up in (a place, location)
- (intransitive, with zu) to reach, arrive at (a destination)
- first/third-person plural preterite of gelingen
Forms
How gelangen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gelange | gelangte |
| du | gelangst | gelangtest |
| er/sie/es | gelangt | gelangte |
| wir | gelangen | gelangten |
| ihr | gelangt | gelangtet |
| Sie | gelangen | gelangten |
Partizip II gelangt · Perfekt with sein
Three examples
- 1Das Wasser gelangt in den Keller.The water gets into the basement.present main clause
- 2Der Brief ist endlich zu mir gelangt.The letter finally reached me.Perfekt with sein
- 3Ich weiß, wie man zum Bahnhof gelangt.I know how to get to the train station.verb at the end