Correct usage for 'going' in Polish

i am getting a bit bogged down with the usage of the word for 'going'. not so much with chodzić, or ide. but pojść,wyjść, przyjść.

could someone expand on this action a bit please.

thanks

chaza

pójść - to go (in the past)
Idę do domu (now).
Poszedłem do domu (I went home).

wyjść - to exit or to go out of somewhere (btw. wejść - to enter)

przyjść - to come

thanks mrp
can you expand on the words for 'going'. like i am going to get my ticket. i an going to see what i can do. are you going to be there. ect

thanks

chaza

The exact translation of 'to be going to' would be 'mieć zamiar' or 'zamierzać':

Mam zamiar kupić ten samochód.
Zamierzam pójść na koncert.

In most situations however, using only the future tense should be sufficient:
I am going to get my ticket. - Pójdę po swój bilet or pójdę kupić/odebrać swój bilet (depending on what is that you want to say)

I am going to see what I can do. - Zobaczę co się da zrobić.
Are you going to be there? - Będziesz tam? (in this case, 'Zamierzasz tam być?' sounds good as well)

This is how I'd say it. Sounds more natural to me :)

thanks mrep
can you use chodzić, in a form of 'going' also

chaza

Yes, in some cases you can.

Idę do szkoły - I'm going to school
Chodzę do szkoły - I go to school

Idę do kina - I'm going to the cinema
Chodzę do kina co sobotę - I go to the cinema every saturday

PS: Have you noticed?


The sentence above is ok. Pójść is not exactly in the past (my mistake). It's in the perfective aspect.

thanks mrep
yes i did notice the mistake, but wasnt really sure. i noticed that you use the word 'co' this means 'what' not 'every'. or have i missed something.

chaza

You can say 'co poniedziałek' or 'w każdy poniedziałek'. It means every monday.
If you want to say 'every week', you say 'co tydzień', not 'w każdy tydzień'.

so how many meaning does 'co' have then?

- 1 as
- 2 every
- 3 what
- 4 which
- 5 that

wow, now i am confused!

chaza

Chodzić and iść, aren't they different verbs?
Chodzicie do kościoła (szkoły)?
Idziecie do kościoła (szkoły)?

Chodzicie do kościoła - Do you guys go to church?

Idziecie do kościoła - Are you guys going to church?

yes they are, but as it turns out chodzić is a indetermanative verb, and iść is a detrmanative verb. both refer to 'going', but chodzić can mean 'to come', as in

chcę ty do chodź z mnie( i want you to come with me).
any corrrections welcomed.
and i am still confused with 'co'

chaza

Idę na spacer. = I'm taking a stroll (right now)

Chodzę na spacer. = I take a regular stroll on a daily basis.

Pójdę na spacer. = I'm going to take a stroll (Będę pójść na spacer)

Przyjdę na spacer. = I'm coming (along) for a stroll.

Będę iść (the będę, będziesz etc forms can only appear with imperfective verbs)

sounds strange alone

ok przyjdę na spacer po parku a potem pojedziemy na piwo ;)

Yeah, it has several meanings, but it usually means 'what'.

thanks to you all for your input.

chaza

Tak jest moim zdaniem, PeterOlsztyn! N. pr.:

Przyjdę (razem z wami) na spacer a potem pójdziemy do kina.

It's:
Pójdę (z wami) na spacer a potem pójdziemy do kina.

She agreed for a stroll


and next she express an intention

'Przyjdę' can be used when they are already there and I'm going to join them there.
Though, 'Przyjde do was' would be better here.

Cinek

Przychodzi baba do lekarza. Lekarz ją pyta :
- Co Pani jest? [meaning: What do you suffer from?]
A baba na to:
- Krawcowa, panie doktorze! [thinking the doctor has asked her: What's your profession, my dear lady?]

and pojsc?