gehen
to go
The 48th most frequent word in German, appearing about 1,974 times per million words.
- Type
- verb
- Frequency rank
- #48
- Per million words
- 1,974
In a sentence
Wir gehen nach Hause.We are going home.
Conjugation
Present tense of gehen, plus the forms you need to talk about the past.
| ich — I | gehe |
|---|---|
| du — you | gehst |
| er/sie/es — he / she / it | geht |
| wir — we | gehen |
| ihr — you (plural) | geht |
| sie — they | gehen |
| Perfect | ist gegangen |
| Simple past | ging |
Forms its perfect tense with sein.
Related words
Other words of the same kind, at nearby frequency:
- kommen to come
- stehen to stand
- müssen must, to have to
- wollen to want
- machen to do, to make
- sollen should, ought to
Practise this word
gehen is in the free trainer along with the rest of the list — flashcards, multiple choice, listening practice and spaced review. No account needed.