ging's

was going

→ gehen

phrase Uncommon #17,992

was going A contraction of “ging es,” often used to describe how someone was doing or feeling, as in “Mir ging's gut” (“I was doing well”).

GE: Wie ging's dir nach der Prüfung?

EN: How were you doing after the exam?

Mir ging's halt nicht gut.

I just wasn’t feeling well.

— Die Welle (2008)

Wie ging's weiter?

What happened next?

— Marvel's The Avengers (2012)

Darum ging's doch.

That was the whole point.

— Der Baader Meinhof Komplex (2008)

So gut wie mit dir ging's mir mit noch keiner.

I've never felt as good with anyone else as I do with you.

— Loveless (2017)

Von der Uni ging's zum Militär.

From university, I went straight into the military.

— Atlantis - Das Geheimnis der verlorenen Stadt (2001)

Mir ging's schon besser.

I've felt better.

— Control (2007)

Snoop ging's wieder besser.

Snoop was feeling better again.

— Anatomie eines Falls (2023)

Besser ging's fast nicht.

It could hardly have been better.

— Django Unchained (2012)

Sie hat angefangen, sie zu massieren, da ging's meiner Mutter gleich besser.

She started massaging her, and my mother immediately felt better.

— Die Frau im Nebel (2022)

Ihr ging's schlecht.

She wasn't feeling well.

— Alles steht Kopf (2015)

Wohin ging's von da?

Where did you go from there?

— The Negotiator (2025)

Mir ging's heute nicht so gut.

I wasn't feeling so well today.

— The Chaser (2008)

Worum ging's denn in dem Streit überhaupt?

What was the argument about, anyway?

Mir ging's schon mal besser.

I've been better.

— The Rip (2026)

Im Auto ging's ihm dann noch schlechter.

Then he felt even worse in the car.

— Eine fantastische Frau (2017)

Vorher ging's zum großen Baum.

Before that, we went to the big tree.

— Mein Nachbar Totoro (1988)

In keinem Lager ging's euch so gut wie hier.

You never had it as good in any camp as you do here.

— Die Fälscher (2007)