gahn
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From Middle Low German gân, from Old Saxon gān.
gahn (past singular güng, past participle gahn or gangen, auxiliary verb wesen)
Unlike English to go, Low German gahn does not mean "to travel somewhere" in general. A distinction must be made between gahn (walk), fohren (go by bike, car, train, or ship), and flegen (go by plane, i.e fly). If used with a place one cannot or would not commonly walk to, gahn often imples that one intends to stay there for a long time, e.g.: Ik gah na New York. – I'm going to New York to live.
infinitive | gahn | |
---|---|---|
indicative | present | preterite |
1st person singular | gah | güng |
2nd person singular | geihs(t) | güngs(t) |
3rd person singular | geih(t) | güng |
plural | gaht, gahen | güngen |
imperative | present | — |
singular | gah | |
plural | gaht | |
participle | present | past |
gahn | (e)gahn, gangen, gegahn, gangen | |
Note: This conjugation is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects. |
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