jít

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See also: jit, JIT, -jit-, jĭt, JİT, and ji̍t

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech jíti, from Proto-Slavic *jьti (“to go”).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

jít impf

  1. to walk, go (on foot)
  2. to work, do, suffice
    Budou tři stačit? To půjde. ― Will three be enough? It will do.
    Jde mi to. ― I'm good at this.
  3. can, to be possible
    Nejde udělat všechno dobře, ale alespoň udělat většinu dobře by už mohlo jít! ― You can't do everything well, but at least you can do most of it well!
  4. (with the preposition o) to concern, matter, interest (to be at issue, to be at stake)
    Jde o život. ― There's a life at stake.
    Právě o to mi jde. ― That's exactly what I'm concerned about.

Usage notes

Jít is in the class of Czech concrete verbs. Its counterpart, chodit, is an abstract verb.

Conjugation

Conjugation
Infinitive jít, jíti Active adjective jdoucí
Verbal noun jití Passive adjective jitý
Present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person jdu jdeme — pojďme, jděme
2nd person jdeš jdete pojď, jdi pojďte, jděte
3rd person jde jdou — —
Future forms
singular
plural
1st personpůjdupůjdeme
2nd personpůjdešpůjdete
3rd personpůjdepůjdou
Participles Past participles Passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate šel šli jit jiti
masculine inanimate šly jity
feminine šla jita
neuter šlo šla jito jita
Transgressives present past
masculine singular jda —
feminine + neuter singular jdouc —
plural jdouce —

Synonyms

  • to be possible: lze

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Further reading

  • jíti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • jíti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • jít in Internetová jazyková příručka

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Pronunciation

Classifier

jít

  1. classifier for round and small objects, like a seed or an eye

References

  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid‎, Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
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