No. 31 in Norwegian
gikk
"Walked" (past tense of "gå").
In a sentence
Han gikk til skolen i dag.
He went to school today.
'Gikk' is used in the simple past tense to indicate the action of walking in the past.
Hvordan gikk det på prøven?
How did it go on the test?
'Gikk' is utilized idiomatically to mean 'went' in the sense of progress or result.
Klokka gikk langsomt i dag.
The clock moved slowly today.
'Gikk' conveys the idea of movement or progression of time in this context.
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