The verb to go (ići)

The Verb "ići" (to go)

The verb ići expresses motion and destinations. When asking "where to", use kamo rather than gdje (where at).

Here is the present tense conjugation:

Pronounići (to go)
jaidem
tiideš
on / ona / onoide
miidemo
vi / Viidete
oni / one / onaidu
Where are you going now?
Kamo sada ideš?
I am going to the bank.
Idem u banku.

Modes of Transport

Vehicles also "go" to their destinations. If you are walking, use pješice (on foot).

We often go to school on foot.
Često idemo u školu pješice.
Where is this bus going?
Kamo ide ovaj autobus?
The bus and the taxi go to the city.
Autobus i taksi idu u grad.
Does the tram go to the train station?
Ide li tramvaj na kolodvor?

Timing and Going Home

When expressing motion towards your home, use kući (homewards) by itself, without prepositions like u or na. You can also add adverbs of time like rano (early), kasno (late), or odmah (immediately).

I want to go home immediately.
Želim odmah ići kući.
Why are you going to work early?
Zašto rano ideš na posao?
They are going home late.
Oni kasno idu kući.

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