Learn how to use "to go"
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| Hi everybody! Anette here. Welcome to Ask a Teacher where I’ll answer some of your most common Norwegian questions. |
| The question for this lesson is...How do I say "to go" in Norwegian? |
| Many Norwegian learners think that both å gå and å dra mean “to go,” but it’s a little more complicated than that. |
| In English, you can use the word “go” in many situations. For example, if you say, “I’m going to the store,” we don’t know if it actually means, “I’m going to drive to the store,” or “I’m going to walk to the store.” The point is just that you’re going. In Norwegian, saying something similar is a little tricky. |
| Let’s do some examples so you can learn how to use å gå and å dra correctly. |
| Å gå is only used for the actual act of walking. Here’s an example: Jeg går til butikken, which means, “I’m walking to the store.” |
| If you don’t need to emphasize how you’re getting to the store, you’ll use å dra. Å dra is the verb that best translates as “to go.” Let’s practice with a similar example, Jeg drar til butikken, which means, “I’m going to the store.” Here are some other examples: Jeg drar hjem, “I’m going home,” or Jeg drar til Norge, “I’m going to Norway.” |
| When traveling, you can use å dra “to go” or å reise “to travel.” (Of course, you can use å gå too, if you’re actually going to walk to Norway!) An example would be, Jeg reiser til Norge, “I’m traveling to Norway,” instead of Jeg drar til Norge, “I’m going to Norway.” |
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