Verbs of motion prefixes

Prefix Meaning Verb Example
při-
movement to, arrive
přijet Přijedu zítra.
I will arrive/come tomorrow.
od-
movement away, from, leave
odjet Odjedu v sobotu.
I will leave on Saturday.
ob-
movement around
objet Musíme objet tu překážku.
We have to go around the obstacle.
pře-
across, over
přejet Přejel jsem most.
I went across the bridge.
po-
go as future perfective
jet [^2] Pojedu tam zítra.
I will go there tomorrow.
pů-
go on foot as future perfective
jít [^2] Půjdu tam zítra.
I will go there tomorrow.
v-
in, into
vjet Auto vjelo do garáže.
The car went to the garage.
vy-
up, out of
vyjet Auto vyjelo z garáže.
The car went ouf of the garage.
s-
together, down
sjet Musíme sjet dolů.
We need to go down.
roz-
from the centre, start moving
rozjet Vlaky se rozjely na všechny strany.
The trains started to move to all directions.
do-
at/in, reaching the destination
dojet Dojeli jsme do cíle.
We reached our destination.
pod-
under
podjet Podjeli jsme most.
We drove under the bridge.
nad-
above, over, take a short cut
nadjet Auto nadjelo nad kanál.
The car drove over the canal.
na-
on, upon, onto
najet Auto najelo na chodník.
The car went onto the pavement.
před-
overtake
předjet Předjel jsem dvě auta.
I overtook two cars.