FromOld Danish gaa (past tensegeck , pluralgingæ ). The paradigm combines two differentProto-Germanic verbs:*gāną and*ganganą . Classical Old Norse has only the latter, but West Germanic also combines them in one paradigm, cf.German gehen (past tenseging , past participlegegangen ).
gå (imperative gå ,infinitive atgå ,present tense går ,past tense gik ,perfect tense ergået )
togo Jeg vil gerne have, at dugår væk. I would like you togo away. towalk FromOld Norse ganga . The infinitive and present tense conjugation of the verb do not correspond with the Old Norse conjugation ofganga (compare with the Old Norse conjugation) and may be influenced by East Norse variants orLow German gan .
gå (present tense går ,past tense gikk ,past participle gått ,passive infinitive gås ,present participle gående ,imperative gå )
Towalk ,go .OK, da kan deregå 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? Towork (function), run, to be possible.Detgikk visst ikke så bra. It didn't go too well. Detgår ikke å fikse motoren. I can't fix the engine. Motorengår fint. The engine runs smoothly. To bealright , in orderGår det bra med deg?Are you alright? Går alt bra her?Is everything alright here? Togo with something.Hvilket slipsgår best med denne skjorten, synes du? Which tie goes best with this shirt, do you think? Passing oftime Etter som årenegår. As the years go by. Of electric power, togo out ; of a light bulb or fuse, toblow .Strømmen ergått i hele nabolaget. The power is out in the entire neighbourhood. Sikringengår hver gang jeg skrur på komfyren. The fuse blows every time I turn on the stove. towork (function), run, to be possible. FromOld Norse gá . Akin toEnglish go . The infinitive and present tense conjugation of the verb do not correspond with the Old Norse conjugation ofganga (compare with the Old Norse conjugation) and may be influenced by East Norse variants orLow German gan .
gå (present tense går ,past tense gjekk ,past participle gått ,passive infinitive gåast ,present participle gåande ,imperative gå )
walk ,go .OK, då kan degå heim. Ok, you're free togo home. Går du til skulen eller tek du bussen?Do youwalk to school or do you take the bus? work (function), run, to be possible.Detgjekk visst ikkje så bra. It didn'tgo too well. Detgår ikkje å fikse motoren. I can't fix the engine. Motorengår fint. The engineruns smoothly. bealright , in orderGår det bra med deg?Are you alright? Gjekk alt bra her?Was everything alright here? fit ,go (with) Kva slags slipsgår best med denne skjorta, synst du? Which tiegoes best with this shirt, do you think? Passing oftime Etter som åragår . As the yearsgo by. towork (function), run, to be possible. FromOld Norse gá , akin togaum ( “ attention ” ) .
gå (present tense går ,past tense gådde ,past participle gått /gådd ,passive infinitive gåast ,present participle gåande ,imperative gå )
To feel, sense, be aware ofEggådde det ikkje straks. I didn't notice it right away. Gå til/åt (noko).Notice something, be surprised. FromOld Swedish gā , fromOld Norse gá , fromProto-Germanic *gāną , fromProto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁- .
gå (present går ,preterite gick ,supine gått ,imperative gå )
towalk Ska vi ta bilen ellergå ? ―Should we take the car orwalk ? Vi är uteoch går i skogen ―We are outwalking in the forest Gå rakt fram ―Walk straight aheadGå hem! ―Go (walk) home!—Hur tog du dig hit? —Jaggick . ―—How did you get here? —Iwalked . 1994 ,Nordman , “Vandraren [The wanderer ]”, inNordman [1] :Det gör ont, mengå ändå. Du kan alltid vända om. Det gör ont, mengå ändå. Du är här och kom hit som en vandrare. It hurts, butwalk anyway. You can always turn around. It hurts, butwalk anyway. You are here and came here [hither, to here] as a wanderer. to go; toleave to go; to begiven orallotted to go; toextend between twopoints to go; tolead (to) ( of time ) to go; toelapse to go; tostart Klara, färdiga,gå ! ―Get ready, get set,go ! to go; toresort [with till ‘to something’ ]Måste nigå till rätten med tvisten? ―Do you have togo to court with the dispute? to go; tochange from onevalue to anotherPriserna hargått upp igen. ―The prices havegone up again. to go; to bespent [with till ‘on something’ ]Pengarnagick alla till öl. ―All the moneywent on beer. to go; to besold to go; tofit or becompatible De där färgernagår inte ihop. ―Those colors don'tgo together. to go; to beexpressed orcomposed in a certain wayJag vet inte riktigt hur sångengår sedan. ―I don't really know how the songgoes after this. to go; toattend gå i skolan ―go to schoolgå på dans ―go to a dance to go; to be in a state continuouslyIngen ska behövagå hungrig. ―Nobody should have togo hungry. ( of rumors, stories, communicable diseases, etc. ) to go; tospread ; tocirculate ( of a mechanical or electric system ) to go; tostop (functioning )( of flow of water or electricity ) tostop (flowing )( of a solution to a problem ) to go; toproceed ; towork out ; tobehave as anticipatedDetgår inte (att) göra såhär. ―You can't do it like this. (literally, “It's doesn't go to do thus. ”)Det därgår inte! ―That won't work! ( of a mechanism or machine ) to go; towork , torun Min klockagår inte. ―My clock doesn'twork . ( of a card in a card game ) to go; to beplayed Därgick ruterässet, så nu är min kung högst i den färgen. There's the ace of diamonds gone, so now my king is the highest in that suit. ( colloquial ) to beallowed (as being deemed practically possible)Går det att jag tar med mig några kompisar hem efter skolan idag?Can I bring a couple of friends over after school today? to be doing [with med ]Hurgår det med dina läxor? Är du klar med dem än? How's your homework coming along? Are you finished with it yet? ( impersonal , colloquial ) for there to be anorgasm ; for someone tocome ,cum [with för ‘the orgasmer’ ]Detgick för henne . ―Shecame (had an orgasm). See alsoska , which is often the idiomatic translation of "be going" in the sense of intending to go somewhere. The imperativegack (instead ofgå ) is archaic or (strongly) dialectal, and primarily found in old texts with poetic language.