Chodzi

Chodzi is the third-person singular present tense form of the Polish imperfective verb chodzić, meaning to go on foot or to walk, typically on a habitual or repeated basis. It can also be used in idiomatic expressions related to meaning or purpose, such as o czym chodzi (what it is about) or chodzi mi o to (my point is).

In its primary sense, chodzi describes regular or repeated movement by foot. Examples: On chodzi do pracy codziennie (He walks to work every day). Możesz tu chodzić? (Can you walk here / Is it okay to walk here?). The verb is aspectual when paired with other forms: chodzić is imperfective, while its perfective counterpart pójść denotes a single, completed act of going.

Chodzi also serves in constructions that mean “to be about” or “to matter.” Common phrases include O co chodzi? (What is this about?) and Chodzi mi o to, że… (What I mean is that…). These uses shift attention from physical movement to the topic or purpose of discussion.

Etymology and relation to other forms: the word derives from the Polish root chod- associated with walking, gait, and movement, and is closely related to the noun chód (gait) and the verb chodzić (to go by foot). The present-tense form includes variations for person and number (ja chodzę, ty chodzisz, on chodzi, my chodzimy, wy chodzicie, oni chodzą).

Notes: chodz refers to habitual action; for a one-time act, Polish typically uses the perfective form iść or pójść. The spelling and pronunciation are straightforward in standard Polish.