ging
Translation
went, walked
Examples
Ich ging gestern ins Kino.
I went to the cinema yesterday.
Er ging langsam die Straße entlang.
He walked slowly along the street.
Wie ging es dir?
How were you?
Der Plan ging nicht auf.
The plan didn't work out.
Grammar Patterns
to go ((to a place)) to go somewhere He went home.
it goes well/badly for ((sb.)) for someone to be doing well/badly How were you?
Similar Words
kam (came - from kommen), sah (saw - from sehen)
Etymology
The simple past (Präteritum) form of the irregular verb 'gehen' (to go).
Memory Tips
Connects to the English 'go' and 'went'. 'Gehen' starts with G, and 'ging' also starts with G. It's the past tense.