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How to Say ‘If everything goes well’ in German

Wenn alles gut läuft

ven AL-les goot loyft

[ven AL-les goot loyft]

💬 Usage Tip: After wenn, the verb jumps to the very end: alles läuft gut becomes wenn alles gut läuft. Läuft literally means "runs", and Germans use it for plans and projects going smoothly.

Phrase Breakdown

Wenn alles

ven AL-les

If everything

'wenn' means if or when and starts a subordinate clause. 'alles' means everything.

Example

Wenn alles klappt, komme ich.

If everything works out, I'll come.

Words in this phrase

Wenn

[ven]

Conjunction introducing a condition; sends the verb to the end.

Example

Wenn es regnet, essen wir drinnen.

If it rains, we eat inside.

alles

[AL-les]

everything

Refers to all things together, treated as singular.

Example

Alles ist in Ordnung.

Everything is fine.

gut läuft

goot loyft

goes well

'laufen' literally means to run, but here it means to go. 'äu' sounds like 'oy' in 'boy'. The verb goes to the end after 'wenn'.

Example

Das Geschäft läuft gut.

Business is going well.

Words in this phrase

gut

[goot]

well

Adverb used to say something works nicely or suitably.

Example

Mittwoch passt gut für mich.

Wednesday works well for me.

läuft

[loyft]

is going

From 'laufen' (to run); used to ask how something is progressing.

Example

Die Arbeit läuft gut.

The work is going well.

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