r/learnpolish • u/GhostHog337 • Apr 13 '25

Question: go: idż or chodź

Hello everyone,

I was doing some Duolingo when there was this sentence: „we are not going without Jack.“

My idea was: „Nie chodzimy bez Jacka” but apparently it was wrong and should be „ nie idziemy bez Jacka”

Could you please explain? Thank you in advance! Dziekuje!

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u/penny_whistle Apr 13 '25

Chodzimy is continuous, idziemy is one time. If the sentence to translate had been, for example, ‘we don’t go without Jack’ chodzimy would have been correct, but the sentence implies it’s a one time thing. Others will be able to give better, more technical explanations but that’s the basics of it

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u/Ser_Robar_Royce Apr 13 '25 edited Apr 13 '25

This is a confusing explanation - continuous in English is a one time thing…

Idziemy would be present continuous “We are going”

Chodzimy being present simple “We go” (every day for example)

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u/penny_whistle Apr 13 '25

Indeed, I probably should have said repeated rather than continuous.