"gaan" meaning in Afrikaans

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Verb

IPA: /ˈχɑːn/ Audio: LL-Q14196 (afr)-Oesjaar-gaan.wav Forms: gaan [present], gaande [participle, present], gegaan [participle, past]
Etymology: From Dutch gaan, from Middle Dutch gâen, from Old Dutch gān, from a fusion of Proto-Germanic *gāną and *ganganą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-, *ǵʰengʰ-. Etymology templates: {{root|af|ine-pro|*ǵʰeh₁-}}, {{inh|af|nl|gaan}} Dutch gaan, {{inh|af|dum|gâen}} Middle Dutch gâen, {{inh|af|odt|gān}} Old Dutch gān, {{inh|af|gem-pro|*gāną}} Proto-Germanic *gāną, {{m|gem-pro|*ganganą}} *ganganą, {{inh|af|ine-pro|*ǵʰeh₁-}} Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₁-, {{m|ine-pro|*ǵʰengʰ-}} *ǵʰengʰ- Head templates: {{af-verb|gaande}} gaan (present gaan, present participle gaande, past participle gegaan)
  1. to go
    Sense id: en-gaan-af-verb-gNM9bcDR
  2. Used to express the future tense, often while implying nearness in time or certainty, like English going to.
    Sense id: en-gaan-af-verb-TlhW1ukQ Categories (other): Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header, Afrikaans entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of Afrikaans entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: gaat [Cape-Afrikaans], gat [Cape-Afrikaans]
Derived forms: aangaan (english: concern (with)), afgaan (english: descend), agteruitgaan (english: deteriorate), begaan (english: not to concern), deurgaan (english: go through), heengaan (english: pass away), ingaan (english: enter), losgaan (english: come loose), meegaan (english: accompany), nagaan (english: review), ondergaan (english: subjected to), ontgaan (english: slip (one's mind)), oopgaan (english: open), oorgaan (english: review), opgaan (english: ascend), rondgaan (english: go around), saamgaan (english: accompany), teëgaan, teengaan (english: resist), toegaan (english: close), uitgaan (english: exit, leave), verbygaan (english: pass), voorgaan (english: lead), voortgaan (english: continue), vooruitgaan (english: go ahead), weggaan (english: leave)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "english": "concern (with)",
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      "english": "come loose",
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      "word": "ondergaan"
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      "english": "open",
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      "english": "ascend",
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      "english": "lead",
      "word": "voorgaan"
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      "word": "voortgaan"
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      "english": "go ahead",
      "word": "vooruitgaan"
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      "word": "weggaan"
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    "Afrikaans terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Afrikaans terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
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      "english": "concern (with)",
      "word": "aangaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "descend",
      "word": "afgaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "deteriorate",
      "word": "agteruitgaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "not to concern",
      "word": "begaan"
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    {
      "english": "go through",
      "word": "deurgaan"
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    {
      "english": "pass away",
      "word": "heengaan"
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    {
      "english": "enter",
      "word": "ingaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "come loose",
      "word": "losgaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "accompany",
      "word": "meegaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "review",
      "word": "nagaan"
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    {
      "english": "subjected to",
      "word": "ondergaan"
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    {
      "english": "slip (one's mind)",
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    {
      "english": "open",
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      "english": "resist",
      "word": "teengaan"
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      "english": "close",
      "word": "toegaan"
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    {
      "english": "exit, leave",
      "word": "uitgaan"
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    {
      "english": "pass",
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      "english": "lead",
      "word": "voorgaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "continue",
      "word": "voortgaan"
    },
    {
      "english": "go ahead",
      "word": "vooruitgaan"
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      "word": "weggaan"
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