chádza

Chádza is a Slovak verbal form, the third-person singular present indicative of chádzať, an imperfective verb meaning to go, walk, visit, or attend regularly. As a present-tense form it typically conveys habitual or recurring action (for example, "On chádza do práce pešo" — "He goes to work on foot"). In standard Slovak the more common verb is chodiť, with the corresponding third-person form chodí; chádza appears in some regional dialects and in literary or colloquial contexts.

Etymology traces the root to Proto-Slavic *xoditi (to go, walk), which produced cognate forms across Slavic languages (for example Polish chodzi, Czech chodí). The initial consonant ch represents a voiceless velar fricative /x/, and the dz sequence is pronounced as an affricate /dz/, with Slovak lexical stress typically on the first syllable (approximate pronunciation [ˈxadza]).

Grammatically, chádza functions as an imperfective, expressing repeated or ongoing action; it contrasts with perfective verbs that indicate single, completed acts of going. Related forms include the infinitive chádzať, participles and negative constructions (e.g., "nechádza"). Usage notes emphasize its regional nature: speakers of standard Slovak more commonly use chodiť/chodí, while chádza remains recognizable and understood throughout Slovak-speaking areas.