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Translingual
Symbol
gaa
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Ga.
See also
Alemannic German
Etymology
From Old High German gān, from Proto-Germanic *gāną. Compare German gehen, Dutch gaan, English go, Swedish gå, Crimean Gothic geen.
Pronunciation
Verb
gaa (third-person singular simple present gaat, past participle ggange, past subjunctive gieng, auxiliary sii)
- to go
- 1908, Meinrad Lienert, ‘s Heiwili, I.5:
- Dr Vater goht und lot's älei.
- The father goes, and leaves her alone.
- 1978, Rolf Lyssy & Christa Maerker, Die Schweizermacher, (transcript):
Ga, mach uf. Schnell, Carlo!- Go and open the door. Quickly, Carlo!
Conjugation
Strong:
conjugation of gaa – Urner dialect
infinitive
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gaa
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past participle
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ggange
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singular
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plural
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1st person ich, i
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2nd person du
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3rd person er/si/es
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1st person mir
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2nd person ir
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3rd person si
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indicative
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present
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gaa
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gaasch
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gaat
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gaa
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gäänt, gëënt
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gaa
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subjunctive
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present
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gëë, gäng, gängi
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gëëesch, gängesch
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gëë, gäng, gängi
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gëëe, gange
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gëëet, gange
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gëëe, gange
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past
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gieng, giengi
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giengesch
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gieng, giengi
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gienge
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gienget
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gienge
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imperative
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affirmative
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—
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gang
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—
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—
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gänt, gënt
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—
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Mixed:
conjugation of gaa – Urner dialect
infinitive
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gaa
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past participle
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ggange
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singular
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plural
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1st person ich, i
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2nd person du
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3rd person er/si/es
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1st person mir
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2nd person ir
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3rd person si
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indicative
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present
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gaa
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gaasch
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gaat
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gaa
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gäänt, gëënt
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gaa
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subjunctive
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present
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gëë, gäng, gängi
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gëëesch, gängesch
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gëë, gäng, gängi
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gëëe, gange
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gëëet, gange
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gëëe, gange
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past
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gät, gäti
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gätesch
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gät, gäti
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gäte
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gätet
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gäte
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imperative
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affirmative
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—
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gang
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—
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—
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gänt, gënt
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—
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References
Central Dusun
Noun
gaa
- award
Garo
Verb
gaa
- to climb
Rohingya
Etymology
From Sanskrit गात्र (gātra, “limb”). Cognate with Assamese গা (ga).
Noun
gaa
- body
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology 1
Noun
gaa (plural gagaa, third person singular possession gaaꞌn)
- field
Etymology 2
Verb
gaa
- past of gakiaꞌ
References
- R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48) (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 59