8.7 – Review of Verbs Meaning ‘to go’
Below is just a reference for you to recall the verbs meaning ‘to go’ and how they are conjugated and used in Czech.
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determinate |
indeterminate |
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by foot |
jít |
chodit |
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by vehicle |
jet |
jezdit |
First, let’s remember our question word for ‘where’ when it comes to motion, as well as the forms based off of it:
kam – destination – ‘where (to)’; někam ‘somewhere’; nikam ‘nowhere’
Kam jdeš?
‘Where are you going?’
Jdeš někam dneska večer?
Are you going anywhere tonight.
Večer obvykle nikam nechodím.
In the evening I usually don’t go anywhere.
As a reminder, the verb jít ‘to go (or to come)’ is conjugated as follows:
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(já) |
jdu |
(my) |
jdeme |
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(ty) |
jdeš |
(vy) |
jdete |
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(on/ona/ono) |
jde |
(oni/ony/ona) |
jdou |
Examples:
Jdu do obchodu.
‘I am going to the store.’
Jdeme do kavárny.
‘We are going to the cafe.’
Pavel a Kristýna jdou na koncert.
‘Pavel and Krystýna are going to a concert.’
Past Tense
The l-form of the verb jít are completely irregular:
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sg. |
pl. |
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MA |
šel |
šli |
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MI |
šly |
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F |
šla |
šly |
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N |
šlo |
šla |
Včera jsme šli do supermarketu.
‘Yesterday we went to the supermarket.’
Minulý pátek šla Marie do kina.
Last Friday Marie went to the movies.
Present Tense
The verb chodit ‘to go (indet.)’ is conjugated regularly:
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(já) |
chodím |
(my) |
chodíme |
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(ty) |
chodíš |
(vy) |
chodíte |
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(on/ona/ono) |
chodí |
(oni/ony/ona) |
chodí |
Často chodím do hospody.
‘I often go to the pub.’
Past Tense
The l-form of the verb is also regular:
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sg. |
pl. |
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MA |
chodil |
chodili |
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MI |
chodily |
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F |
chodila |
chodily |
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N |
chodilo |
chodila |
Když jsem byl malý, chodil jsem v létě na bazénu každý den .
‘When I was small, I used to go to the pool every day in the summer.’
Going by Vehicle
Here is a review of the forms of determinate verb jet ‘to go by vehicle (det.)’ and jezdit ‘to go by vehicle (indet.)’:
Present Tense
The verb jet ‘to go by vehicle (det.)’ conjugated as follows:
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(já) |
jedu |
(my) |
jedeme |
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(ty) |
jedeš |
(vy) |
jedete |
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(on/ona/ono) |
jede |
(oni/ony/ona) |
jedou |
Jedeme do Brna.
‘We are going to Brno.’
Karel a Václav jedou na Slovensko.
‘Karel and Václav are going to Slovakia.’
Past Tense
The l-form of the verb jít are completely irregular:
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sg. |
pl. |
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MA |
jel |
jeli |
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MI |
jely |
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F |
jela |
jely |
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N |
jelo |
jela |
Předevčírem jsme jeli na chatu.
‘The day before yesterday we went to the supermarket.’
Minulý víkend Šárka jela do Olomouce.
‘Last weekend Šárka went to Olomouc.’
Present Tense
The verb jezdit ‘to go by vehicle (indet.)’ is conjugated regularly:
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(já) |
jezdím |
(my) |
jezdíme |
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(ty) |
jezdíš |
(vy) |
jezdíte |
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(on/ona/ono) |
jezdí |
(oni/ony/ona) |
jezdí |
Často jezdím do té restaurace.
‘I often go to that restaurant.’
Past Tense
The l-form of the verb is also regular:
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sg. |
pl. |
|
MA |
jezdil |
jezdili |
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MI |
jezdily |
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|
F |
jezdila |
jezdily |
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N |
jezdilo |
jezdila |
Když jsem byl malý, jezdil jsem v létě na kole každý den .
‘When I was small, I used to go to the pool every day in the summer.’
Celý den jsme jezdili po Praze, protože Praha je velmi krásná.
‘We walked around Prague all day because Prague is very pretty.’