получаться vs выходить
poluchat'sya vs vykhodit' — turn out/work out vs come out/turn out
Register: neutral; colloquial
What it really means
Получаться means that an attempt, product, or result turns out successfully or in a certain way; it commonly evaluates how something is made. Выходить can mean physically exiting, but in result language it means “come out,” often emphasizing the resulting version, amount, or conclusion. In conversational calculations, выходит can mean “so, that makes.”
Examples in natural speech
У тебя хорошо получается готовить.
You are good at cooking.
Торт получился слишком сладким.
The cake turned out too sweet.
Из этого теста выходит шесть булочек.
This dough makes six buns.
Выходит, мы ошиблись.
So it turns out we were wrong.
У меня не получается открыть файл.
I can't manage to open the file.
Common mistakes
Do not translate every выходить as “go out”: выходит, что introduces a conclusion. Получаться often uses у + genitive for the person whose attempt succeeds, not a nominative person as an English-style agent.
Memory tip
Получаться measures how your effort works; выходить shows what result comes out.
Frequently asked questions
Why is у меня не получается impersonal?
Russian presents success as something that comes to or works for the person: у меня literally means “with me,” with the task as an infinitive.
Can выходить mean “cost”?
Yes in set usage: это выходит дорого means “this comes out expensive,” while стоить directly states the price.
What is the difference between получается and выходит in conclusions?
Получается can be a speaker's emerging inference; выходит often sounds like a logical result or summary, though they overlap.
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