Icelandic Word of the Day
ganga
GAN-ga • verb — 12th of May, 2026
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Meaning: to walk; to go on foot
Examples
- Ég geng út með hundinn.
(I am walking out with the dog.) - Við göngum um bæinn á sunnudegi.
(We walk around the town on Sunday.) - Hún gekk hratt til baka.
(She walked back quickly.)
Synonyms
- labba
- fara
Use ganga when describing moving on foot (short or long distances). It also appears in common phrases and idioms — for example "Hvernig gengur?" meaning "How's it going?" — and can sometimes mean "to go" or "to work/function" in certain contexts.
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