zajít
Czech
Etymology
From za- + jít.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈzajiːt]
Verb
zajít pf (imperfective zacházet)
- to go behind
- Zašel za strom. ― He went behind the tree.
- to go, to go and fetch, to visit (k (to someone) + dative case)
- Rozhodl jsem se zajít si pro radu k tátovi. ― I decided to go to my dad for advice.
- zajít do města ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- zajít (si) na nákup ― to go shopping
- (Sun) to go down, to set
- Slunce zašlo. ― The sun has set.
- (reflexive with si) to make a detour, to go the long way round
Conjugation
Conjugation
| Present forms | indicative | imperative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1st person | zajdu | zajdeme | — | zajděme |
| 2nd person | zajdeš | zajdete | zajdi | zajděte |
| 3rd person | zajde | zajdou | — | — |
| The verb zajít does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only. |
| Participles | Past participles | Passive participles | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| masculine animate | zašel | zašli | — | — |
| masculine inanimate | zašly | — | ||
| feminine | zašla | — | ||
| neuter | zašlo | zašla | — | — |
| Transgressives | present | past |
|---|---|---|
| masculine singular | — | zašed |
| feminine + neuter singular | — | zašedši |
| plural | — | zašedše |
Derived terms
- zajít příliš daleko
Related terms
- zajíc
- zašlý
- zajet
Further reading
- zajíti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- zajíti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- zajít in Internetová jazyková příručka