ㄴ다 makes an action verb into the present tense. 가다 is a basic form which is found only in dictionaries, so you add ㄴ to the verb stem(가- in this case). Be aware that the Korean language uses simple present tense for things one is doing *right now*. 집에 간다. I'm going home. 독일어 공부한다. I'm studying German.