Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Å gå = To go, to walk (Uke 13)

Å gå is the Verb of the Week for Week 13. It means "to go" or "to walk", and also has many idiomatic uses.

Here are the conjugations of this verb:

jeg går = I go (present tense)
jeg har gått = I have gone (present perfect tense)
jeg gikk = I went (past tense)
jeg hadde gått = I had gone (past perfect)
jeg vil gå = I will go (future)
jeg vil ha gått = I will have gone (future perfect)
jeg ville gå = I would go (present conditional)
jeg ville ha gått = I would have gone (perfect conditional)

gå en tur = go for a walk
gå fra et løfte = go back on a promise
gå på ski = go on ski
ja, so går vi da = well, let's go, then
toget går kl. 20 = the train leaves at 8 (p.m.)
gå på skole = go to, attend school
hvordan går det? = how are things going? how are you?
det går bra/dårlig = things are fine/bad

And here are some sentences using it:

Han går langsomt etter hjerneslaget, men det får så være.
He walks slowly since the stroke, but that can’t be helped.

Jeg vet ikke hvor hun har gått, og jeg bryr meg ikke heller.

I don't know where she's gone, and I don't care either.

Hun sa hun hadde gått en tur, men jeg tror at hun var hos Kåre.
She said she had gone for a walk, but I think she was at Kåre’s.