пойти

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Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ -йти́ (-jtí)

Pronunciation

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Verb

пойти́ (pojtípf (imperfective идти́) (concrete verbs)

  1. to go
    Пойди́те со мной.Pojdíte so mnoj.Come with me. (polite)
  2. to walk
  3. to start, to begin
    Пошёл дождь.Pošól doždʹ.It's started raining.
  4. to function, to work

Usage notes

Идти and пойти are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, ходить, is an abstract verb.

Пойти has a special first-person plural imperative form, пойдёмте, which carries the same meaning as давайте пойдём and means "let's go".

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