jít

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

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈjiːt]
  • (file)
  • 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

Synonyms

  • to be possible: lze

Antonyms

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

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

Lashi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʑit/

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)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.