Icelandic Word of the Day
ganga
GAN-ga • verb — 20th of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to walk; to go on foot
Examples
- Ég geng í vinnuna á morgnana.
(I walk to work in the mornings.) - Viltu ganga með mér í búðina?
(Do you want to walk with me to the store?) - Við gengum upp fjallið í sumar.
(We walked up the mountain this summer.)
Synonyms
- labba
- fara gangandi
Use ganga when you mean walking on foot. It's more specific than fara (to go). Common collocations: ganga til vinnu (walk to work), ganga um borgina (walk around the city), ganga með (walk with). Informal synonym labba is often used in conversation.
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