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How to Say ‘I often go jogging now’ in German

Ich gehe jetzt oft joggen

ikh GAY-uh yetst oft JOG-en

[ikh GAY-uh yetst oft JOG-en]

💬 Usage Tip: gehen plus a plain activity verb means "go do it": Ich gehe schwimmen "I go swimming". The second verb stays unchanged at the end.

Phrase Breakdown

Ich gehe jetzt

ikh GAY-uh yetst

I now go

'gehe' has a long e: 'GAY-uh'. 'jetzt' = now.

Example

Ich gehe jetzt nach Hause.

I'm going home now.

Words in this phrase

Ich

[ikh]

The pronoun 'ich' in nominative form.

Example

Ich bin da.

I am here.

gehe

[GAY-uh]

go, am going

First-person singular of 'gehen' (to go), often on foot.

Example

Ich gehe nach Hause.

I'm going home.

jetzt

[yetst]

now

A time word used to talk about the present moment or what happens next.

Example

Jetzt gehe ich nach Hause.

Now I am going home.

oft joggen

oft JOG-en

jogging often

'gehen' plus an activity means 'go do it'. 'joggen' is said as in English, with a German j sound ('dsch').

Example

Wir gehen oft schwimmen.

We often go swimming.

Words in this phrase

oft

[oft]

often

Used to say something happens frequently or regularly.

Example

Bei Networking-Events sprechen wir oft über die Unternehmenskultur.

At networking events, we often talk about company culture.

joggen

[JOG-en]

jogging / to jog

Verb for running at a gentle pace; 'joggen gehen' = to go jogging.

Example

Wir gehen morgens joggen.

We go jogging in the mornings.

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