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Questions & Answers about Wir gehen nach Hause.
Why do we say gehen instead of fahren in this sentence?
In German, gehen conveys going somewhere on foot. Fahren implies traveling by vehicle. Since the sentence implies walking, gehen is the correct choice here.
Why do we use nach Hause instead of zu Hause?
Nach Hause is used to denote movement towards home. By contrast, zu Hause means "at home" and is used when you are already at home or referring to being inside your home.
Why is Hause capitalized?
In German, most nouns are capitalized. Hause is a form of the noun Haus (house), so it follows the rule of noun capitalization.
Do we always need nach before Hause when talking about going home?
Yes, when expressing the direction "to home," standard German usage is nach Hause. You might see alternatives in regional dialects, but grammar books and standard usage always teach nach Hause.
What tense is the verb gehen in, and how would we conjugate it for different pronouns?
Gehen in this sentence is in the present tense, also known as the "Präsens". Typical present-tense conjugations are:
• ich gehe
• du gehst
• er/sie/es geht
• wir gehen
• ihr geht
• sie/Sie gehen