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Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech jíti, from Proto-Slavic *jьti (“to go”).
Pronunciation
Verb
jít impf
- to walk, go (on foot)
- to work, do, suffice
- Budou tři stačit? To půjde. ― Will three be enough? It will do.
- Jde mi to. ― I'm good at this.
- 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!
- (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
| Transgressives
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present
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past
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| masculine singular
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jda |
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| feminine + neuter singular
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jdouc |
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| plural
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jdouce |
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Synonyms
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See also
Further reading
- “jíti”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “jíti”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “jít”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Lashi
Pronunciation
Classifier
jít
- 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)