Počkej ještě minutu.

Wait one more minute.

Breakdown of Počkej ještě minutu.

• ještě: still
• počkat: to wait
• minuta: the minute

Questions & Answers about Počkej ještě minutu.

What does Počkej mean exactly, and what form is it?

Počkej is the imperative (command) form of the verb počkat (to wait, to wait for a while / until something is done).

• Person: 2nd person singular
• Register: informal (used with ty, i.e. friends, family, children)
• Aspect: perfective (focuses on the completed act of waiting for that period of time, not on the ongoing process)

So Počkej = (You) wait / Hold on / Just wait (said to one person you’re on ty terms with).

What is the difference between Počkej and Čekej?

Both are imperatives meaning “wait”, but they differ in aspect:

• Počkej – from počkat (perfective)

  • Wait until something is done / for a defined period
  • Implies completion: Wait (for a bit / until X happens)
  • Fits well with a set duration like minutu.

• Čekej – from čekat (imperfective)

  • Focuses on the ongoing process of waiting
  • More like: Keep waiting / Be waiting

In Počkej ještě minutu, the perfective počkej matches the idea “wait for (one more) minute and then it will be enough.”