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gehen

"gehen" means "to go, to walk" in German. It is number 81 on the frequency list, in A1 (verb).

Meaning

to go, to walk; to leave; to leave, to take off

IPA

/ˈɡeːən/

Forms in this course

geht, geh, gehe, ging, gehst, gegangen

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Was geht?
  What's up?
  Tatoeba: MikeDee / CK
• Geht ihr?
  You're going?
  Tatoeba: al_ex_an_der / Scott
• Geht jetzt!
  Leave now.
  Tatoeba: Tamy / CM

Learned together

In the course, "gehen" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• sein to be
• haben to have
• können can, to be able to
• werden to become
• wissen to know
• müssen must, to have to
• wollen to want
• sagen to say, to tell
• machen to make, to do

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