Motion Verbs (Slovesa pohybu)

Czech distinguishes between determinate (one-way, right now) and indeterminate (repeated, general, round-trip) motion.

Visual Overview

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Walking (Jít vs. Chodit)

Type	Verb	Meaning	Example
Determinate	Jít	To go (walking) right now, one direction.	Jdu do školy. (I am walking to school [now].)
Indeterminate	Chodit	To go repeatedly, generally, or round-trip.	Chodím do školy každý den. (I go to school every day.)

Transport (Jet vs. Jezdit)

Type	Verb	Meaning	Example
Determinate	Jet	To go (by vehicle) right now.	Jedu do Prahy. (I am driving/taking a train to Prague.)
Indeterminate	Jezdit	To go (by vehicle) repeatedly.	Jezdím do Prahy často. (I go to Prague often.)

Flying (Letět vs. Létat)

• Letět: Letím do USA. (I am flying to the USA [now].)
• Létat: Létám rád. (I like flying [generally].)

Future Tense

Motion verbs form the future with the prefix po- (for determinate verbs).

• Jdu → Půjdu
• Jedu → Pojedu
• Letím → Poletím

For indeterminate verbs, use the standard future with být:

• Budu chodit, budu jezdit...