Verb
gå (imperative gå, infinitive at gå, present tense går, past tense gik, perfect tense er gået)
- to go
Jeg vil gerne have, at du går væk.- I would like you to go away.
- to walk
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Etymology
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.
Verb
gå (present tense går, past tense gikk, past participle gått, passive infinitive gås, present participle gående, imperative gå)
- 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?
- 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.
- To be alright, in order
Går det bra med deg?- Are you alright?
Går alt bra her?- Is everything alright here?
- To go with something.
Hvilket slips går best med denne skjorten, synes du?- Which tie goes best with this shirt, do you think?
- Passing of time
Etter som årene går.- As the years go by.
- Of electric power, to go out; of a light bulb or fuse, to blow.
Strømmen er gått i hele nabolaget.- The power is out in the entire neighbourhood.
Sikringen går hver gang jeg skrur på komfyren.- The fuse blows every time I turn on the stove.
Synonyms
- to work (function), run, to be possible.
Etymology 1
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)
- 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?
- 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.
- be alright, in order
Går det bra med deg?- Are you alright?
Gjekk alt bra her?- Was everything alright here?
- fit, go (with)
Kva slags slips går best med denne skjorta, synst du?- Which tie goes best with this shirt, do you think?
- Passing of time
Etter som åra går.- As the years go by.
Synonyms
- to work (function), run, to be possible.
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)
- 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.
Verb
gå (present går, preterite gick, supine gått, imperative gå)
- walk
Ska vi ta bilen eller gå?- Should we take the car or walk?
– Hur tog du dig hit? – Jag gick.- – How did you get here? – I walked.
Vi är ute och går i skogen- We are out walking in the forest
Gå rakt fram- Walk straight ahead
1994, Nordman (lyrics and music), “Vandraren [The wanderer]”, in Nordman:Det gör ont, men gå ändå. Du kan alltid vända om. Det gör ont, men gå ändå. Du är här och kom hit som en vandrare.- It hurts, but walk anyway. You can always turn around. It hurts, but walk anyway. You are here and came here [hither, to here] as a wanderer.
- go, leave
- go; to be given or allotted
- go; to extend between two points
- go; lead to
- go; elapse
- go; to start
Klara, färdiga, gå!- Get ready, get set, go!
- (with till) go; resort to
Måste ni gå till rätten med tvisten?- Do you have to go to court with the dispute?
- go; change from one value to another
Priserna har gått upp igen.- The prices have gone up again.
- (with till) go; to be spent
Pengarna gick alla till öl.- All the money went on beer.
- go; to be sold
- go; to fit or be compatible
De där färgerna går inte ihop.- Those colors don't go together.
- 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.
- go; attend
- gå i skolan ― go to school
- gå på dans ― go to a dance
- go; to be in a state continuously
Ingen ska behöva gå hungrig.- Nobody should have to go hungry.
- go; circulate (about rumors, stories and contagious diseases)
- go; to stop functioning (about a mechanical or electric system)
- to cease flowing (about a flow of water or electricity)
- 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!
- (about a mechanism or machine) go; work, run
Min klocka går inte- My clock doesn't work
- (about a card in a cardgame) go; be played
Där gick ruterässet, så nu är min kung högst i den färgen.- There went the ace of diamonds, so now my king is the highest in that suit.
- (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?
- (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?
- (colloquial, in some expressions) orgasm, come
Det gick för henne- She orgasmed
Usage notes
- The imperative gack (instead of gå) is archaic or (strongly) dialectal, and primarily found in old texts with poetic language.
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gå (strong)