ајде да

Let's

Level 2Sounds Like aǰde da

To say let's, use ајде да with a we verb: Ајде да одиме! (Let's go!) · Ајде да јадеме. (Let's eat.)

How It Works

Ајде is a very common spoken word for encouraging someone. With да and a we verb, it suggests doing something together:

  • Ајде да одиме. — Let's go.
  • Ајде да се видиме утре. — Let's meet tomorrow.
  • Ајде да го пробаме. — Let's try it.

The verb after да is in the present tense with the we ending -ме, just like any verb after да (see сака да + сегашно време). Short pronouns go between да and the verb, as in да го пробаме.

Ајде or ајдете? Ајде works with anyone. When you speak to a group, you can say ајдете: Ајдете да јадеме!

Ајде on its own means come on or hurry up, and it can come before a command: Ајде, доцниме! (Come on, we're late!) · Ајде, стани! (Come on, get up!) People also use it to say goodbye: Ајде, чао!

Register: ајде belongs to everyday speech. In a formal note, да with a we verb alone can make the same suggestion: Да почнеме. (Let's begin.)

For telling you to do something, see заповеден начин: читај; носи; пиј. For let him or let them, see нека + сегашно време.

Examples (5)

  1. Ајде да одиме на кафе.

    Let's go for a coffee.

    Word by Word: Come-on that we-go on coffee.

  2. Ајдете да јадеме, ручекот е готов.

    Come on, everyone, let's eat. Lunch is ready.

    Word by Word: Come-on-you-all that we-eat, the-lunch is ready.

  3. Ајде да се видиме утре.

    Let's meet tomorrow.

    Word by Word: Come-on that ourselves we-see tomorrow.

  4. Ајде да го пробаме ова.

    Let's try this.

    Word by Word: Come-on that it we-try this.

    The short pronoun го goes between да and the verb.

  5. Ајде, доцниме!

    Come on, we're late!

    Word by Word: Come-on, we-are-late!

    Ајде on its own urges someone to hurry.

Common Mistakes

  • Using the I-form when you mean let's.

    Ајде да одам.
    Ајде да одиме.

    With the I-form, only the speaker goes: Ајде да одам sounds like "well, I'll be going". For let's go, the verb needs the we-ending -ме.

  • Adding ќе after да.

    Ајде да ќе одиме.
    Ајде да одиме.

    Да and ќе never stand together. After да, use the plain present tense.

How It Connects

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ајде даLevel 2Let's

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Let's combines commands and да + present.

Words in This Pattern

ајдеајдете