Russian Dictionary

идти

verb [imperfective]

/idti/

Description of идти

The verb идти is usually used to talk about going on foot in a particular direction.

1.

go

I get up and go to the bathroom.

Where are you going?

I have breakfast and go to work.

After work, I go straight home.

The war has been going on for three years now.

The work is going according to plan.

Things were going from bad to worse.

2.

walk

The children are walking after the teacher.

I'll walk beside you.

Be careful when walking on the road.

3.

head

Where are we heading?

Where are you heading?

I have to head to work.

4.

come

Иди сюда.

Come here.

The guests are already coming.

Are you coming?

5.

be on

What's on at the movies?

There's a good programme on.

What time is the movie on?

6.

used to talk about precipitation

It's raining.

The rain is coming down heavily.

It often snows here.

It's hailing outside.

It snowed yesterday.

7.

suit

This colour suits you.

Red doesn't suit her.

Does this coat suit me?

It suits you.

8.

be in progress

Quiet, an exam is in progress.

9.

be underway

Preparations for the holiday are well underway.

10.

be in session

All rise, court is in session!

Present Tense

Яиду
Тыидёшь
Он / Она / Оноидёт
Мыидём
Выидёте
Ониидут

Future Tense

Ябуду идти
Тыбудешь идти
Он / Она / Онобудет идти
Мыбудем идти
Выбудете идти
Онибудут идти

Past Tense

Masculineшёл
Feminineшла
Neuterшло
Pluralшли

Real-life examples for идти

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Мы не идем дальше романа; мы просто покрываем территорию, которую она покрыла быстро, немного медленнее.

We're not going any further than the novel; we're just covering the territory she covered quickly a little slower.

«К сожалению, постепенно идем по этому пути и в хоккее», — заключил он.

"Unfortunately, we are gradually going down this path in hockey as well," he concluded.

«Краснодар» с таким же количеством баллов после победы над «Сочи» идет третьим.

Krasnodar comes third with the same number of points after defeating Sochi.

- Что касается "Северных потоков", то речь идет о серьезных вопросах.

- As for the "Northern Streams", we are talking about serious issues.

Summary

  • Идти is an imperfective Russian verb that primarily means "to go" or "to walk".
  • As a verb of motion, it describes movement on foot in a specific direction.
  • Beyond its literal meaning, идти is the standard verb to talk about precipitation falling (идёт дождь).
  • Идти also describes events and processes currently in progress (идёт экзамен).
  • In the context of clothes, идти is used with the dative case to say that something suits someone (тебе идёт этот цвет).
  • The verb is also found in several fixed expressions and idioms (e.g. идти в ногу со временем — to keep up with the times).