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jít

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

Czech

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈjiːt]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːt

Verb

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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

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

Conjugation

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Synonyms

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  • to be possible: lze

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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Further reading

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  • 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

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Pronunciation

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Classifier

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jít

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

References

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  • Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[1], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)