gå

From Old Danish gaa (past tense geck, plural gingæ). The paradigm combines two different Proto-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 tense ging, past participle gegangen).

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡ̊ɔˀ]

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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

• “gå” in Den Danske Ordbog

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.

• IPA^(key): /ɡoː/

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• Rhymes: -oː

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.

6. 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.

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

• funksjonere
• virke

• gange, gang

• “gå” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “gå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• J.Fritnzer's dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ɡoː/
• (Sognamål) IPA^(key): /ɡaʊ/

• ganga, gange
• ga (Nordmøre, Trøndelag)

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.

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?

   Gjekk alt bra her?

   Was 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.

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

• funka
• verka

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

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.

• “gå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• J.Fritnzer's dictionary.

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

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /ɡoː/, [ɡoː], [ɡoə̯]

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• Rhymes: -oː

gå (present går, preterite gick, supine gått, imperative gå)

1. to walk

   Ska vi ta bilen eller gå? ― Should we take the car or walk?

   Vi är ute och går i skogen ― We are out walking in the forest

   Gå rakt fram ― Walk straight ahead

   Gå hem! ― Go (walk) home!

   —Hur tog du dig hit? —Jag gick. ― —How did you get here? —I walked.

   • 1994, Nordman, “Vandraren [The wanderer]”, in Nordman‎^[1]:

     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.

2. to go; to leave
3. to go; to be given or allotted
4. to go; to extend between two points
5. to go; to lead (to)
6. (of time) to go; to elapse
7. to go; to start

   Klara, färdiga, gå! ― Get ready, get set, go!

8. to go; to resort [with till ‘to something’]

   Måste ni gå till rätten med tvisten? ― Do you have to go to court with the dispute?

9. to go; to change from one value to another

   Priserna har gått upp igen. ― The prices have gone up again.

10. to go; to be spent [with till ‘on something’]

    Pengarna gick alla till öl. ― All the money went on beer.

11. to go; to be sold
12. to go; to fit or be compatible

    De där färgerna går inte ihop. ― Those colors don't go together.

13. to 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. to go; to attend

    gå i skolan ― go to school

    gå på dans ― go to a dance

15. to go; to be in a state continuously

    Ingen ska behöva gå hungrig. ― Nobody should have to go hungry.

16. (of rumors, stories, communicable diseases, etc.) to go; to spread; to circulate
17. (of a mechanical or electric system) to go; to stop (functioning)
18. (of flow of water or electricity) to stop (flowing)
19. (of a solution to a problem) to go; to proceed; to work out; to behave as anticipated

    Det går inte (att) göra såhär. ― You can't do it like this. (literally, “It's doesn't go to do thus.”)

    Det där går inte! ― That won't work!

20. (of a mechanism or machine) to go; to work, to run

    Min klocka går inte. ― My clock doesn't work.

21. (of a card in a card game) to go; to be played

    Där gick 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.

22. (colloquial) to be allowed (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?

23. to be doing [with med]

    Hur går det med dina läxor? Är du klar med dem än?

    How's your homework coming along? Are you finished with it yet?

24. (impersonal, colloquial) for there to be an orgasm; for someone to come, cum [with för ‘the orgasmer’]

    Det gick för henne. ― She came (had an orgasm).

• See also ska, which is often the idiomatic translation of "be going" in the sense of intending to go somewhere.
• The imperative gack (instead of gå) is archaic or (strongly) dialectal, and primarily found in old texts with poetic language.

• (extend): löpa
• (lead to): leda (till)
• (walk): gånga, traska, spatsera

• gång
• gående

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