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Learn Hardcore Norwegian: Alt har gått bra hittil. - Everything has gone well so far.

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Alt har gått bra hittil.

Alt har gått bra hittil.

Everything has gone well so far.

Breakdown of Alt har gått bra hittil.

Questions & Answers about Alt har gått bra hittil.

What does alt mean in this sentence?

Alt means everything or all things.

In Alt har gått bra hittil, it refers to the whole situation: everything has been fine up to now.

A useful comparison:

alt = everything
alle = all, everyone, all people/things in a plural group

So here, alt is correct because the idea is everything, not all people or all items separately.

Why is it har gått?

Har gått is the present perfect in Norwegian.

It is formed with:

har = the present tense of ha (to have)
gått = the past participle of gå (to go)

So:

går = goes / is going
gikk = went
har gått = has gone / have gone

In this sentence, Norwegian uses the present perfect because it describes how things have been up to the present moment: everything has gone well so far.

What is the infinitive of gått?

hittil

so far

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The infinitive is å gå.

Some important forms are:

å gå = to go
går = go/goes
gikk = went
har gått = has gone/have gone

Even though gå often literally means to go or to walk, it is also used in expressions about how a situation develops, like det går bra = it is going well.

Does gå literally mean physical movement here?

No. Here, gå is used idiomatically.

In Norwegian, å gå can describe how something is progressing:

Det går bra = It is going well
Hvordan går det? = How is it going?
Alt har gått bra = Everything has gone well

So this sentence is not about something physically walking or moving. It is about the way events have turned out.

Why is it bra and not godt?

Because bra is the normal word here.

In Norwegian, bra often works where English uses well:

Det går bra = It is going well
Alt har gått bra = Everything has gone well

Learners often expect an adverb form like godt, but bra is very commonly used in this kind of expression.

Very roughly:

god = good
godt = good / well in some contexts
bra = good / well, and extremely common in everyday speech

In this sentence, bra is the natural choice.

What does hittil mean?

Hittil means so far, up to now, or until now.

It tells you that the statement is true up to the present moment, without saying what will happen later.

So:

Alt har gått bra hittil = Everything has gone well so far

It is a very useful word when talking about ongoing situations.

Why is hittil at the end of the sentence?

Putting hittil at the end is very natural in Norwegian.

The sentence structure is:

Alt = subject
har gått = verb phrase
bra = description of how it has gone
hittil = time expression

Norwegian often places time expressions like this near the end:

Jeg har hatt det fint i dag.
Det har gått bra til nå.
Alt har gått bra hittil.

You can sometimes move time expressions for emphasis, but the end position is the most neutral here.

Could I also say Så langt har alt gått bra?

Yes, that is also correct.

Så langt also means so far, and it is very close in meaning to hittil.

Compare:

Alt har gått bra hittil.
Så langt har alt gått bra.

Both are natural. The second version puts the time expression first, which gives it slightly more emphasis.

Why isn’t there a word for it in the sentence?

Because the subject is already alt.

In English, you might say:

Everything has gone well so far

Norwegian does the same thing:

Alt har gått bra hittil

If you used det, the sentence would be different:

Det har gått bra hittil = It has gone well so far

Both are possible, but alt is more specific because it clearly means everything.

How would this sound in everyday spoken Norwegian?

It sounds completely natural and common.

A Norwegian speaker might use it in situations like:

talking about a trip
describing a medical treatment
giving an update on a project
reassuring someone after a problem

For example:

Hvordan gikk møtet?
Alt har gått bra hittil.

So this is a very useful real-life sentence pattern to learn.

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