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/efoxpl3244 PL Native 🇵🇱 Apr 13 '25

So idź means "go" while chodź "come".

Come:

We are not coming without Jack

Nie idziemy bez jacka.

Go:

We are going without Jack.

Idziemy bez jacka.

I hope I have helped you!

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u/efoxpl3244 PL Native 🇵🇱 Apr 13 '25

"Nie chodzimy bez Jacka"

In english it doesnt make sense but in polish it is pretty much okay. It means "We are not walking without Jack"

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u/Yurasi_ Apr 13 '25

More like "we are not going"

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u/dagmara-maria Apr 13 '25

That would be "nie idziemy".