іти

See also: ити, йти, and -ити

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Old East Slavic ити (iti), from Proto-Slavic *jьti, from Proto-Indo-European. Compare Russian идти́ (idtí) and Belarusian ісці́ (iscí).

Pronunciation

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Verb

іти́ • (itý) impf (perfective піти́)

1. to go (by foot), to walk
2. to go by, to pass (about time)
3. to come out (about vapor, smoke)
4. to go on, to proceed (about meeting)

Usage notes

іти and піти are Ukrainian concrete verbs. Their counterpart, ходити, is an abstract verb.

• The forms іти́ (itý) and йти (jty) are used interchangeably and are considered the same word but are different in spelling and pronunciation. Like other Ukrainian words, words starting with "і" + consonant are used after consonants or at the beginning of a clause, words starting with "й" + consonant are used after vowels.

Derived terms

• ви́йти (výjty)
• прийти́ (pryjtý)

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “іти”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka