Russian edit

Etymology edit

по- (po-) +‎ -йти́ (-jtí)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [pɐjˈtʲi]
  • IPA(key): [pɐjˈtʲːi] (phonetic respelling: пойдти́)
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Verb edit

пойти́ (pojtípf (imperfective идти́) (concrete verbs)

  1. to go
    Пойди́те со мной.Pojdíte so mnoj.Come with me. (polite)
  2. to walk
  3. to start, to begin
    Пошёл дождь.Pošól doždʹ.It's started raining.
  4. to function, to work

Usage notes edit

Идти and пойти are Russian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, ходить, is an abstract verb.

Пойти has a special first-person plural imperative form, пойдёмте, which carries the same meaning as давайте пойдём and means "let's go".

Conjugation edit