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ходи́ть

verbmotion multidirectional (partner идти́)aspect imperfective (partner сходи́ть)daily used word (top 300)Transportation - Basics 1
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    go, walk, move, pass

Motion info

идти́/ходи́ть is a verb of motion pair:

 · идти́ is unidirectional → go right now or in a specific single trip.

 · ходи́ть is multidirectional → habitual movement, repeated trips, or there-and-back movement.

Directionality and Aspect

идти́/ходи́ть are both imperfective and thus focus on the process. Use the perfective aspect partner instead if you want to describe a completed action (идти́пойти́ and ходи́тьсходи́ть).

When choosing a verb, step 1 is directionality (one trip vs repeated/there and back), then step 2 is aspect (process/result, ongoing/completed).

Usage info

'Ходить' is multi-directional: it describes the action of walking around without a fixed goal or end point, a bit like the English verb 'to wander' (Compared to 'Идти' which is uni-directional: it describes someone walking in a straight line from A to B).

[I think it would be a good idea to have this е́здить sentence cross-referenced to this ходить page: Я предпочита́ю ходи́ть пешком, а не е́здить на велосипе́де. I prefer going by foot than bicycling. ] Mercedes

Verbs of motion

Examples

Conjugation

PresentFuture
я
хожу́
бу́ду ходи́ть
ты
хо́дишь
бу́дешь ходи́ть
он/она́/оно́
хо́дит
бу́дет ходи́ть
мы
хо́дим
бу́дем ходи́ть
вы
хо́дите
бу́дете ходи́ть
они́
хо́дят
бу́дут ходи́ть

Note: Stress change.

Imperative
ты
ходи́
вы
ходи́те
Past
masculine
ходи́л
feminine
ходи́ла
neuter
ходи́ло
plural
ходи́ли

Participles

Active present

ходя́щий

walking, going

Active past

ходи́вший

having walked, who walked, who went

Passive present

-

Passive past

-

Gerund present

ходя

while doing (present)
Gerund past

ходи́в

ходи́вши

while doing (past)

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Contributions

  • Sandy edited related words 3 years ago.
  • Sandy edited related words 3 years ago.
  • drvuquangson edited usage info 3 years ago.
  • Little_Louis edited usage info 3 years ago.