ехать на машине
go by car
До дачи быстрее ехать на машине, чем на электричке.
It's faster to go by car to the summer house than by commuter train.
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Verb · A1 · common
ехать
Translation of ехать
go
Meaning of ехать
Russian
перемещаться из одного места в другое на транспорте
English
travel from one place to another by vehicle
Transcription and pronunciation of ехать
е́хать
stress on the 1st syllable
- Transcription
- [ˈjexatʲ]
- In Latin letters
- ehat / ekhat
Conjugation of ехать
Green underlined letter = stressed vowel
- Imperfective
- pair: пое́хать (poyékhat)
- Intransitive
Imperfective: ongoing or repeated action. For one finished result use the perfective пое́хать.
Present tense
| яI | е́дуyédu |
|---|---|
| тыyou | е́дешьyédesh |
| он / она́ / оно́he / she / it | е́детyédet |
| мыwe | е́демyédem |
| выyou (pl., formal) | е́детеyédete |
| они́they | е́дутyédut |
Future: бу́ду е́хать, бу́дешь е́хать … (бу́ду + infinitive).
Past tense
| Masculineон | е́халyékhal |
|---|---|
| Feminineона́ | е́халаyékhala |
| Neuterоно́ | е́халоyékhalo |
| Pluralони́ | е́халиyékhali |
Imperative
| тыto one person | поезжа́йpoyezzháy |
|---|---|
| выto several people, polite | поезжа́йтеpoyezzháyte |
Е́хать is one trip by transport in one direction; for regular or round trips use е́здить, and the imperative is поезжа́й.
Traps and common mistakes
Ехать or идти?
идти
идти = go on foot, walk
Don't mix them up. On foot — идти; by car, bus or train — ехать.
Я иду в магазин пешком.
I'm walking to the store.
Завтра мы едем к бабушке на машине.
Tomorrow we're going to Grandma's by car.
Collocations with ехать
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
9 collocations
How you travel
ехать на метро
take the subway
В час пик лучше ехать на метро.
At rush hour it's better to take the subway.
- ехать на таксиtake a cab
- ехать на велосипедеride a bike
Where you go
поехать за границу
go abroad
Этим летом мы впервые поедем за границу.
This summer we're going abroad for the first time.
ехать в гости
go visit
В воскресенье мы едем в гости к бабушке.
On Sunday we're going to visit grandma.
- ехать домойgo home
- поехать в отпускgo on vacation
- ехать за городgo out of town
Words related to ехать
- е́здитьyézditverb · to go (by transport) regularly, to travelЯ е́зжу на рабо́ту на метро́ = I go to work by metro.
- пое́здкаpoyézdkanoun · trip
- уе́хатьuyékhatverb · to leave (by transport)
- прие́хатьpriyékhatverb · to arrive (by transport)
- езда́yezdánoun · ride, driving
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They go to the seaside by train every summer.
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Каждое лето они едут на море на поезде.
I usually go to work by bus.
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Обычно я еду на работу на автобусе.
ехать synonyms
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What's the difference between ехать, ездить, уехать, and отправиться
Е
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ездить
Go regularly or there and back: ездить на работу.
О
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отправиться
Set off on a trip; a bit bookish.
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ехать belongs to the topic "Transport →". Start with a short set of 4 words so the word is easier to remember in context.
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Questions about this word
What does ехать mean?
travel from one place to another by vehicle
How do you pronounce ехать?
ехать is pronounced [ˈjexatʲ], in Latin letters “ehat”.
How is ехать used in a sentence?
They go to the seaside by train every summer. Translation: Каждое лето они едут на море на поезде.
Is ехать part of Transport vocabulary?
Yes, ехать (go) can be learned in the Transport topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is ехать part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?
Yes, ехать (go) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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