Swedish verb · adverb· top 100 most common
går
goes, walks, goes, runsAlso the present tense of gå.
går as a verb
Meaning
goes; walks, goes, runs
går as an adverb
Meaning
yesterday
Practise går
1 / 1What does går mean?
Expressions
- i gåryesterday
Words built with går
- gårdag yesterday
Questions
What does går mean in English?
går means “goes, walks, goes, runs”.
Similar words
promenerar
Where the course teaches it
- The definite form of Swedish nounsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Vart versus var: two words for whereComplete Swedish – Season 1
- The Swedish pronoun man for general statementsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish word order with time expressionsComplete Swedish – Season 1
- Swedish past tense: -te and -de endingsComplete Swedish – Season 2
- Swedish words varje (every) and tillsammans (together)Complete Swedish – Season 2
Origin
From Old Norse gær.
Nearby common words
går is number 85 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary

