# gehen

**Part of speech:** VERB  
**Frequency rank:** #42 most common German word  
**Language:** German

A top-frequency strong verb meaning "to go" (on foot). It forms the Perfekt with sein, not haben, because it is a verb of motion.

## Meanings

- **to go, to walk (move on foot)** — Default verb of motion on foot; for vehicles use fahren.
- **to work, to function (of things)** — Colloquial: "Das geht" = "that works / that's fine".

## Forms

gehen, geht, gehe, ging, gegangen, gingen, ginge, gehst

## Nearby words by frequency

- [wollen](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/wollen)
- [mich](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/mich)
- [kommen](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/kommen)
- [kein](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/kein)
- [noch](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/noch)
- [dich](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/dich)
- [dieser](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/dieser)
- [da](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/da)
- [nur](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/nur)
- [nein](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/nein)
- [ihn](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/ihn)
- [sehen](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/sehen)

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Source: [https://mostspoken.com/words/de/gehen](https://mostspoken.com/words/de/gehen) — MostSpoken German frequency dictionary.