Odcházet
Odcházet is Czech for "to leave" or "to depart," typically referring to the act of moving away from a place, situation, or group. It implies the process of leaving rather than its final completion, which is expressed by the perfective counterpart odejít.
Aspect and related forms: Odcházet is imperfective; its perfective partner is odejít, used when the leaving
Conjugation: In the present tense the forms are: odcházím, odcházíš, odchází, odcházíme, odcházíte, odcházejí. The imperfective
Usage: Odcházet is used for leaving a place (domu, z práce, ze schůzky) or withdrawing from a
Examples: Odcházel z místnosti, když zazvonil telefon. (He was leaving the room when the phone rang.) Zítra
Related terms: odchod (the act of leaving), opustit (to abandon), zůstat (to stay). The verb is common