jezdit

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ězditi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛzɟɪt]

Verb

jezdit impf

1. iterative of jet
2. to drive, ride, go

Usage notes

jezdit is in the class of Czech abstract verbs. Its counterpart, jet, is a concrete verb.

• For the means of transport, Czech uses the preposition na (on) and the locative case, or the instrumental case without a preposition.

  jezdit na kole ― to ride a bike

  jezdit vlakem ― to go by train

  jezdit autem ― to go by car (but: řídit auto)

• While the word jet refers to a single journey, jezdit implies a habitual or a general action.

  Pojedeš tam autem nebo autobusem? ― Will you go there by car or by bus?

  Do práce jezdil tramvají. ― He used to go to work by tram.

Conjugation

Conjugation of jezdit

infinitive jezdit, jezditi active adjective jezdící verbal noun ježdění passive adjective ježděný present forms indicative imperative singular plural singular plural 1st person jezdím jezdíme — jezděme 2nd person jezdíš jezdíte jezdi jezděte 3rd person jezdí jezdí — — The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive jezdit. participles past participles passive participles singular plural singular plural masculine animate jezdil jezdili ježděn, jezděn ježděni, jezděni masculine inanimate jezdily ježděny, jezděny feminine jezdila ježděna, jezděna neuter jezdilo jezdila ježděno, jezděno ježděna, jezděna transgressives present past masculine singular jezdě — feminine + neuter singular jezdíc — plural jezdíce —

See also

• jet

Further reading

• “jezditi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “jezditi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “jezdit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025