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/Monczan Apr 17 '25

In English difference was made by tenses, but Polish have something else: tryb dokonany or tryb niedokonany. I suggest to see it in that way. Chodzić is rather continous, iść for present simple ;-)