Vi går runden sammen i skogen.

we

Breakdown of Vi går runden sammen i skogen.

• gå: to walk
• i: in
• sammen: together

Questions & Answers about Vi går runden sammen i skogen.

What exactly does går mean here? Is it “go” or “walk”?

In this sentence går is best translated as “walk”:

• Vi går runden sammen i skogen.
  → We walk the route together in the forest.

Å gå literally means “to walk,” but in Norwegian it can also mean “to go” in some contexts (e.g. gå på jobb – “go to work”).
Here, because it’s about moving along a route in the forest, the natural English choice is “walk.”

Why is it runden and not runde?

Runden is the definite form of runde (a round / a loop / a circuit).

• en runde = a round (indefinite, “a route/loop”)
• runden = the round (definite, “the route/loop”)

So:

• Vi går en runde i skogen.
  → We walk a (unspecified) loop in the forest.
• Vi går runden i skogen.
  → We walk the (known/specific) loop in the forest.

In your sentence, runden suggests a particular, known route that both speaker and listener recognize (for example, “our usual loop”).

What is the gender and basic forms of runde and skog?