do- | to, as far as, reach usually denotes final action | Dopsal dopis. | He finished (writing) the letter |
Došel k lesu. | He reached the wood(s). | ||
na- | on, on to | Našel dopis. | He found (came upon) the letter. |
nad- | above, up, over | Nadešela chvíle. | The moment has come ("come up") |
o-, ob- | round, about | Obešel dům. | He went round the house. |
od- | away, away from, off | Odešel. | He went away/off |
po- | over (a surface) | Popsal všechen papír. | He wrote all over the paper. (Pošel means "died (of an animal), kicked the bucket) |
pod- | under, beneath | Podešel most. | He went under the bridge. |
pro- | through | Prošel tunelum. | He went through the tunnel. |
pře | across | Přešel most/přes most | He went across the bridge. He crossed the bridge. |
před | in front of | Na rohu nás předešel | As the corner he passed in front of us. At the corner he overtook us. |
při | near, arrive, come | Přišel do práce. | He came to work. He arrived at work. He reached work. |
roz | apart, asunder | Rozešli se u domu. | They separated at the house. They went their separate ways at the house. |
s | together, with | Sešli se v Praze | They met in Prague. They came together in Prague. |
down, off | Sešli s hory | They came down from the mountain | |
u | away, off, escape | Ušel smrti. | He escaped death. He got away from death. |
vy | out, out of | Vyšel z domu | He went out of the house. He came out of the house. He left the house. |
vz | up, rise up | Vzešlo žito. | The rye came up. |
z | become, -ise | Zlidovět | To become popular. To become popularly known. |
Znárodnit. | To nationalise | ||
za | beyond, behind | Slunce zašlo. | The sun went down. The sun set. |