A dozen or so unprefixed verbs of motion have two Imperfective forms. One of them (like идтќ/идџт, [irreg. past tense шёл]) is used for motion that goes in one direction and the other (like ходќть/хћдят) for any other motion, e.g. back-and-forth, round trips, or aimless motion.
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The grammatical term for verbs of the type идтќ/идџт/шёл is One-way Imperfective and the term for verbs of the type ходќть/хћдят is Non-One-way Imperfective.
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One-way:
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К какћму врачџ тІ идёшь?
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What doctor are you going to? (...are you now on your way to?)
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Non-One-way:
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К какћму врачџ тІ хћдишь?
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What doctor are you going to? (...do you go to nowadays, do you visit regularly?)
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One-way:
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Ї идџ в шкћлу.
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I'm going to school. I'm on my way to school.
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Non-One-way:
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Ї хожџ в шкћлу.
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I'm going to school. I'm attending school.
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You can translate these verbs as either 'come' or 'go', depending on the context:
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One-way:
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Вћт ћн идёт.
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Here he comes. There he goes.
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Non-One-way:
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Ї люблє ходќть в кинћ.
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I like to go to the movies.
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Non-One-way:
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Вђся не хћдит на занїтия.
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Vasya doesn't come/go to classes.
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You can translate ходќть as 'be walking, be walking around' in some contexts:
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One-way:
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Ї егћ вќдел, когдђ ї шёл в пђрк.
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I saw him as I was going (on my way) to the park.
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Non-One-way:
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Ї егћ вќдел, когдђ ї ходќл по пђрку.
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I saw him as I was walking around in the park.
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