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Elske
25 feb 2018

  • Olandese
  • Inglese (Regno Unito)
  • Ebraico
  • Francese (Francia)
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Hi again,

I have the verbs идти and дойти. I understand that they both mean 'to go', but that the second verb has a perfect aspect.

Could someone explain the difference in English, please?
And give a (very 😉) simple example in Russian using the present tense of these verbs?

Thanks in advance!

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bararoom
25 feb 2018

  • Russo

Дойти means to reach your destination, or some point on your way. It is also perfective, as you said, so it doesn't have a present tense form, only past and future.
Я иду в магазин. - I am going to the store.
Я дойду до магазина. - I'm going to go to the store, reach it, buy what I needed and probably come back.
Я иду на почту. Когда я дойду до того дерева, поверну налево. I'm going to the post office. When I reach that tree, I'm going to turn left.

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Balthus
25 feb 2018

  • Inglese (Regno Unito) Quasi esperto
  • Russo
  • Ucraino

"Идти" is a simple word like "to go". "Дойти" is mean "to go" too but when u have some conditions like some time (Мне нужно дойти до школы, пока не начались занятия - I need go to school before lessons hasn't started) or when it's so far and you are not sure you can't do this (Я не дойду до дома, я устал - I can't go home I'm so tired). Sorry for my English lol )) I hope you understand me.

Elske
25 feb 2018

  • Olandese
I have to have a better look at this in the morning. I understand what you are both saying (great examples!), but it is all quite unusual for me. 🙂
For now thanks very much!
Scyl_la
25 feb 2018

  • Russo

Дойти is a telic verb, i. e. it means "to go" with a goal/destination in mind.
Идти simply means "to go".
The examples given above pretty much sum it up.
Идти is also used when we're talking about weather phenomena (идет снег = it's snowing, идет дождь = it's raining). Дойти can be used in expressions that describe reaching a certain state (дойти до сути = to reach the essence of the problem, дойти до ручки = to go nuts).

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Hi again, I have the verbs идти and дойти. I understand that they both mean 'to go', but that the second verb has a perfect aspect. Could someone explain the difference in English, please? And give a (very 😉) simple example in Russian using the present tense of these verbs? Thanks in advance!
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