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geht's

how's it going, is it possible, how are things

Hallo, wie geht's?

Hello, how's it going?

Geht's heute Abend bei dir?

Does this evening work for you?

Geht's noch? Sei nicht so unhöflich!

Are you out of your mind? Don't be so rude!

((Question)) ((sb.dat)) to ask about well-being Wie geht's dir?

((Question)) to ask about possibility Geht's morgen?

Synonyms: Wie läuft's? (How's it running?)

A contraction of 'geht' (3rd person singular of 'gehen' - to go) and 'es' (it).

Think of it as the German equivalent of "how's it going?". It's a very common spoken shortcut for "geht es".

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