Danish

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

Elfdalian

Verb

gå

1. to go, to walk

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Norwegian Bokmål

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)

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.

Derived terms

Synonyms

to walk, go

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

• funksjonere
• virke

See also

• gange, gang

References

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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. The second paradigm lies much closer to the Old Norse paradigm.

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

   Kva slags slips går best med denne skjorta, synst du?‎

   Which tie fits best with this shirt, do you think?

5. Passing of time

   Etter som åra går.‎

   As the years goes by.

Derived terms

Synonyms

to walk, go

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

• funksjonere
• verke

References

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

Etymology 2

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

Verb

gå ‎(present tense går, past tense gådde, past participle gådd/gått, 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

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

Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Swedish) IPA^(key): /ɡoː/
• 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 has 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

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

• gång
• gående