Ende gut, alles gut
all's well that ends well
Origin
The phrase is known as the German title of Shakespeare's comedy 'All's Well That Ends Well' (c. 1601-1603), whose plot derives from a novella in Boccaccio's 'Decameron'. The idea was, however, already proverbial; Shakespeare took up an existing saying.
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Position of object pronounsStellung der Objektpronomen
- Simple past 'wollte' (wanted to, from wollen)Präteritum 'wollte' (wollen)
- Adjective declension after the indefinite article (nom./acc.)Adjektivdeklination nach unbestimmtem Artikel (Nom./Akk.)
- Genitive (introduction: des/der + -s)Genitiv (Einführung: des/der + -s)
- Comparison of equality with 'so … wie' (as … as)Vergleich mit so … wie
- Verb 'gefallen' (to please/like, + dative)Verb 'gefallen' (+ Dativ)
Examples
Der hatte , aber wir kamen noch an — , .
The train was late, but we still made it — all's well that ends well.