поехать

Russian

Etymology

по- (po-) +‎ е́хать (jéxatʹ)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pɐˈjexətʲ]
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Verb

пое́хать • (pojéxatʹpf (imperfective е́хать)

  1. to go (in a conveyance or on horseback)
  2. to ride, to drive
    пое́хать за го́род
    pojéxatʹ za górod
    to go to the suburbs of a city by driving (suburbs are described as something "behind" a city)
  3. to travel
    Я пое́ду на по́чту. (unidirectional)
    Ja pojédu na póčtu.
    I'm going to go to the post office.
  4. (figurative)
    Synonyms: свихну́ться (svixnútʹsja), чо́кнуться (čóknutʹsja), сойти́ с ума́ (sojtí s umá)

Usage notes

  • The imperfective verb е́хать (jéxatʹ) with corresponding perfective пое́хать (pojéxatʹ) is a unidirectional verb. Its multidirectional counterpart is е́здить (jézditʹ).

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • пошло́-пое́хало (pošló-pojéxalo)

See also

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