mitgehen
to go along
To accompany someone on foot; to go together with others to a specific place.
EXAMPLE
Ich gehe kurz zum Supermarkt, willst du mitgehen?
I'm just going to the supermarket, do you want to go along?
mitgehen
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Meanings
mitgehen lassen
to make off with
(Colloquial) To steal something or take it unnoticed. The expression is often used to downplay a theft.
EXAMPLE
An der Garderobe hat jemand meinen Schal mitgehen lassen.
Someone made off with my scarf at the coat check.
mitgehen
to go along with
(Figurative) To agree with an opinion, proposal, or development and support it.
EXAMPLE
Bei diesem Vorschlag kann ich voll und ganz mitgehen, er ist gut durchdacht.
I can fully go along with this proposal; it's well thought out.
Usage tips
Separable verb
'Mitgehen' (to go along) is a separable verb. The prefix 'mit-' separates from the verb in the main clause and comes at the end of the sentence. In subordinate clauses, the verb stays together.
EXAMPLE
Gehst du später mit ins Café?
Are you going along to the café later?
Perfect tense with 'sein'
Since 'mitgehen' (to go along) expresses movement, the perfect tense is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein'. So say 'ich bin mitgegangen' (I went along), not 'ich habe mitgegangen'.
EXAMPLE
Er ist gestern Abend mit seinen Freunden ins Kino mitgegangen.
He went along to the cinema with his friends yesterday evening.
Fixed expression
The expression 'etwas mitgehen lassen' (to make off with something) is a fixed unit and means 'stehlen' (to steal). It is used colloquially and has the structure: subject + hat + object (accusative) + mitgehen lassen.
EXAMPLE
Ich glaube, jemand hat meinen Stift mitgehen lassen.
I think someone made off with my pen.
Context clue
You can recognize the figurative meaning 'zustimmen' (to agree) by the fact that the verb refers to something abstract, such as a proposal, an idea, or an argument. The literal meaning refers to a physical path or place.
EXAMPLE
Das ist ein guter Plan, da kann ich mitgehen.
That's a good plan; I can go along with that.
Compare with
mitgehen vs unterstützen
to support
With a proposal, unterstützen and mitgehen can both express agreement. Mitgehen emphasizes that you accept the content yourself and follow its direction. Unterstützen can additionally mean actively advocating for the proposal and helping move its implementation forward.
mitgehen
Die Abgeordnete kann den Vorschlag nach der inhaltlichen Änderung mitgehen.
The member of parliament can go along with the proposal after the changes to its content.
unterstützen
Die Abgeordnete unterstützt den Vorschlag und wirbt öffentlich dafür.
The member of parliament supports the proposal and publicly campaigns for it.
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