jezdit

Inherited from Old Czech jězditi, from Proto-Slavic *ězditi.

• IPA^(key): [ˈjɛzɟɪt]

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jezdit impf

1. iterative of jet
2. to drive, ride, go

jezdit is in the class of Czech abstract verbs. Its counterpart, jet, is a concrete verb.

• For the means of transport, Czech uses the preposition na (on) and the locative case, or the instrumental case without a preposition.

  jezdit na kole ― to ride a bike

  jezdit vlakem ― to go by train

  jezdit autem ― to go by car (but: řídit auto)

• While the word jet refers to a single journey, jezdit implies a habitual or a general action.

  Pojedeš tam autem nebo autobusem? ― Will you go there by car or by bus?

  Do práce jezdil tramvají. ― He used to go to work by tram.

• jet

• “jezditi”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “jezditi”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “jezdit”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025