Icelandic Word of the Day
ganga
GAN-ga • verb — 11th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to walk; to go (on foot)
Examples
- Ég geng á morgnana.
(I walk in the mornings.) - Hún gekk heim í gær.
(She walked home yesterday.) - Við ætlum að ganga niður að ströndinni á morgun.
(We plan to walk down to the beach tomorrow.)
Synonyms
- labba
- stíga
Ganga is a very common verb for moving on foot. It is used in everyday contexts (Ég geng = I walk) and appears in many idioms (e.g., ganga vel = to go well). Irregular past form is gekk (singular).
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