Gehen
Example: Wir gehen heute Abend ins Kino mit Freunden.
Definition
"Gehen" means to move or travel on foot from one place to another. It is used to describe the act of walking or going somewhere, as in the example phrase, 'Wir gehen heute Abend ins Kino mit Freunden,' which means 'We are going to the cinema with friends tonight.'
Etymology
The word "gehen" comes from Old High German "gēn," which is related to the Proto-Germanic root *gānan, meaning 'to go.' This root is also the ancestor of similar words in other Germanic languages. Did you know that 'gehen' is one of the oldest and most fundamental verbs in German, reflecting basic human movement?
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"Gehen" appears in the Vocaplus list "German - General - (A1) - set 3", containing 104 commonly used words.
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