gå

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See also: gaa, GAA, gaá, gáa, gâa, ga'a, and Appendix:Variations of "ga"

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Etymology

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From Old Norse ganga.

Pronunciation

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Verb

gå (imperative gå, infinitive at gå, present tense går, past tense gik, perfect tense er gået)

  1. To go.
    Jeg vil gerne have, at du går væk.
    I would like you to go away.
  2. To walk.

Conjugation

Inflection of gå
present past
simple går gik
perfect er gået var gået
passive gås —
participle gående gået
imperative gå —
infinitive gå —
auxiliary verb være —
gerund — —

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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From Old Norse ganga. The infinitive and present tense conjugation of the verb do not correspond with the Old Norse conjugation of ganga (compare with the Old Norse conjugation) and may be influenced by East Norse variants or Low German gan.

Pronunciation

Verb

gå (present tense går, past tense gikk, past participle gått, passive infinitive gås, present participle gående, imperative gå)

  1. To walk, go.
    OK, da kan dere gå hjem.
    Ok, you're free to go home.
    Går du til skolen eller tar du bussen?
    Do you walk to school or do you take the bus?
    Gå til fots.
    Go on foot.
  2. To work (function), run, to be possible.
    Det gikk visst ikke så bra.
    It didn't go too well.
    Det går ikke å fikse motoren.
    I can't fix the engine.
    Motoren går fint.
    The engine runs smoothly.
  3. To be alright, in order
    Går det bra med deg?
    Are you alright?
    Går alt bra her?
    Is everything alright here?
  4. To go with something.
    Hvilket slips går best med denne skjorten, synes du?
    Which tie goes best with this shirt, do you think?
  5. Passing of time
    Etter som årene går.
    As the years go by.

Synonyms

to walk, go
to work (function), run, to be possible.

Derived terms

Terms derived from gå

See also

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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From Old Norse ganga. Akin to English go. The infinitive and present tense conjugation of the verb do not correspond with the Old Norse conjugation of ganga (compare with the Old Norse conjugation) and may be influenced by East Norse variants or Low German gan.

Verb

gå (present tense går, past tense gjekk, past participle gått, passive infinitive gåast, present participle gåande, imperative gå)

  1. walk, go.
    OK, då kan de gå heim.
    Ok, you're free to go home.
    Går du til skulen eller tek du bussen?
    Do you walk to school or do you take the bus?
    Gå til fots.
    Go by foot.
  2. work (function), run, to be possible.
    Det gjekk visst ikkje så bra.
    It didn't go too well.
    Det går ikkje å fikse motoren.
    I can't fix the engine.
    Motoren går fint.
    The engine runs smoothly.
  3. be alright, in order
    Går det bra med deg?
    Are you alright?
    Går alt bra her?
    Is everything alright here?
  4. fit, go (with)
    Kva slags slips går best med denne skjorta, synst du?
    Which tie goes best with this shirt, do you think?
  5. Passing of time
    Etter som åra går.
    As the years go by.
Synonyms
to walk, go
to work (function), run, to be possible.
Derived terms
Terms derived from gå

Etymology 2

From Old Norse gá, akin to gaum (“attention”).

Verb

gå (present tense går, past tense gådde, past participle gått/gådd, passive infinitive gåast, present participle gåande, imperative gå)

  1. To feel, sense, be aware of
    Eg gådde det ikkje straks.
    I didn't notice it right away.
    Gå til/åt (noko).
    Notice something, be surprised.

References

Swedish

Etymology

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From Old Swedish gā, from Old Norse gá, from Proto-Germanic *gāną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oː

Verb

gå

  1. go, walk, stroll
    Gå hem!
    Go home!
  2. go, leave
  3. go; to be given or allotted
  4. go; to extend between two points
  5. go; lead to
  6. go; elapse
  7. go; to start
    Klara, färdiga, gå!
    Get ready, get set, go!
  8. (with "till") go; resort to
    Måste ni gå till rätten med tvisten?
    Do you have to go to court with the dispute?
  9. go; change from one value to another
    Priserna har gått upp igen.
    The prices have gone up again.
  10. (with "till") go; to be spent
    Pengarna gick alla till öl.
    All the money went on beer.
  11. go; to be sold
  12. go; to fit or be compatible
    De där färgerna går inte ihop.
    Those colors don't go together.
  13. go; to be expressed or composed in a certain way
    Jag vet inte riktigt hur sången går sedan.
    I don't really know how the song goes after this.
  14. go; attend
    gå i skolan
    go to school
    gå på dans
    go to a dance
  15. go; to be in a state continuously
    Ingen ska behöva gå hungrig.
    Nobody should have to go hungry.
  16. go; circulate (about rumors, stories and contagious diseases)
  17. go; to stop functioning (about a mechanical or electric system)
  18. to cease flowing (about a flow of water or electricity)
  19. go; to proceed; work out, behave as anticipated (about a solution of a problem)
    Det går inte (att) göra så här
    It's not possible to do like this
    Det där går inte!
    That won't work!
  20. (about a mechanism or machine) go; work, run
    Min klocka går inte
    My clock doesn't work
  21. (about a card in a cardgame) go; be played
    Där gick ruterässet, så nu är min kung högst i den färgen.
    There the ace of diamonds went, so now my king is the highest in that suit.
  22. (colloquial) be allowed (as being deemed practically possible)
    Går det att jag tar med mig några kompisar hem efter skolan idag?
    May I bring home a couple of friends after school today?
  23. (with "med") be doing
    Hur går det med dina läxor? Är du klar med dem än?
    How's your homework doing? Are you yet finished with it?

Conjugation

Conjugation of gå (strong)
Active Passive
Infinitive gå gås
Supine gått gåtts
Imperative gå —
Imper. plural1 gån —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative går gick gås gicks
Ind. plural1 gå gicko gås gickos
Subjunctive2 gå gicke gås gickes
Participles
Present participle gående
Past participle gången
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Synonyms

Derived terms

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