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"to go" in Dutch

gaan
To go. The Dutch for "to go" is "gaan".
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Summary

The Dutch translation for “to go” is gaan.

Pronounced the same

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close (part 2) gaan
are going (plural) gaan
hang out (part 2) gaan

See also

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went gingen
went (singular) ging
went begaven
go (1st person singular) ga
are going (plural) gaan
go (2nd person singular question and imperative) ga
goes (2nd or 3rd person singular) gaat
went verliep

Examples of "to go" in use

There are 37 examples of the Dutch word for "to go" being used:
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She went shopping. Ze is gaan winkelen.
Who did you go shopping with? Met wie ben je gaan winkelen?
We can go shopping later. We kunnen later gaan winkelen.
I didn’t go shopping yesterday. Ik ben gisteren niet gaan winkelen.
Did you all go shopping together? Zijn jullie allemaal samen gaan winkelen?
We have to leave now if we want to get home before dark. Wanneer we voor het donker thuis willen zijn, dan moeten we nu op pad gaan.
Shouldn’t Tom go first? Moet Tom niet eerst gaan?
to go to the movies naar de film gaan
I was a kid and didn’t know any better than that it would never pass ik was een kind en wist niet beter dan dat ’t nooit voorbij zou gaan
When do the shops open? Wanneer gaan de winkels open?

Practice Lesson

"to go" Practice (28)
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Did you all go shopping together?,
How much does it cost to get to Brussels?,
I didn’t go shopping yesterday.,
I was a kid and didn’t know any better than that it would never pass,
if I should go there,
Shouldn’t Tom go first?,
The storm roared around the duckling so bad that it had to sit down so it would not blow over.,
to go cycling,
to go for a bath,
to go for a walk,
to go home,
to go sailing,
to go shopping,
to go skiing,
to go to a concert,
to go to bed,
to go to the movies,
to go to the park,
to go to the university,
to go windsurfing
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Acknowledgements

Audio
Dorenda Snieder
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