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concerned with the direction of travel, e.g. входи�ть ‘to go in, enter’.
Prefixed verbs of motion generally form their imperfective from the (a)
imperfective (ходи�ть, носи�ть etc.) and their perfective from the (b)
imperfective (e.g. идти, нести� etc.). Note, however, from the list below,
there is a slight modification to идти� when a prefix is added. These
verbs are often followed by a preposition.
Some common prefixed forms from ходи�ть/идти�
Imperfective Perfective Preposition Meaning
входи�ть войти� в + acc to enter, go/come in
выходи�ть вы�йти из + gen to go/come out
доходи�ть дойти� до + gen to go as far as, to reach
заходи�ть зайти� в or нa + acc to call (at a place)
заходи�ть зайти� к + dat to call (on a person)
заходи�ть зайти� за + instr to call for
обходи�ть обойти� + acc without
a preposition
to go roundотходи�ть отойти� от + gen to step away from,
depart (of trains)
переходи�ть перейти^ че�рез + acc or
- acc without
a preposition
to crossприходи�ть прийти� в or нa + acc to arrive, come
подходи�ть подойти� к + dat to approach, go/come
up to
проходи�ть пройти� ми�мо + gen to go past
сходи�ть сойти� c + gen to go/come down
уходи�ть уйти� из or c + gen to leave (a place)
уходи�ть уйти� от + gen to leave (a person)
Other verbs with meaning less obviously related to ходи�ть/идти�
but formed in the same way include:
находи�ть найти� to find (come upon)
происходи�ть произойти� to happen (come about)
приходи�ться прийти�сь to have to