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How to say "to go" in Russian

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идти

Meaning: to go, to come, to leave, to move, to be in progress, to fall, to go by, pass

Pronunciation: [eet-TEE]

Part of speech: verb (imperfective aspect)

Rank: #95 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Я иду в парк.
I'm going to the park. (walking)
Вы слишком быстро идёте.
You are walking too fast.
Этот поезд идёт в Москву.
This train goes to Moscow.
Письмо из России в Америку идёт две недели.
It takes two weeks for a letter to arrive from Russia to the USA. (lit: a letter goes two weeks)
На улице идёт дождь.
It is raining outside. (lit: at street rain is coming)
Тихо, идут занятия!
Be quite. The classes are in progress.
Этот пиджак тебе не идёт.
This jacket doesn't suit you.
Она шла по улице одна.
She was walking down the street alone.
Это кино идёт каждый вечер.
This movie is playing every night.

Idioms and set expressions:

идти за кем-либо = to follow someone
Всё идёт как по маслу. = Things are going on swimmingly.
идти в сравнение = to be be comparable
идти на риск = to take chances
О чём идёт речь? = What is a question?
Идёт! = All right!, Agreed!
идти в гору = to be up and coming; to be on the climb
идти по проторенной дороге = to take the line of least resistance
идти по стопам = to follow in somebody's footsteps
идти против течения = to go (swim) against the current
идти своим путём = to steer one's own way

Verb conjugation:

Present Tense

I	иду́
you (singular)	идёшь
he, she, it	идёт
we	идём
you (plural)	идёте
they	иду́т

Past Tense

I, you (singular), he	шёл
she	шла́
it	шло́
we, you (plural), they	шли́

Future Simple Tense

The imperfective verb идти is not used in the Future Simple Tense. Use the perfective verb пойти instead.

Future Compound Tense

I	буду идти́
you (singular)	будешь идти́
he, she, it	будет идти́
we	будем идти́
you (plural)	будете идти́
they	будут идти́

Imperative Mood (Command Form)

you (singular)	иди́
you (plural)	иди́те

View full conjugation table for the verb pair идти/пойти

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