Через (часть вторая)

by Don  

Another basic meaning of the word через is “across.” Again it is complemented by the accusative case:

Миша с Таней перешли через улицу. Misha and Tanya went across the street.
Смотри! Ваня уже переплыл через реку. Look! Ivan has already swum across the river.
Я взял мальчика за руку и перевёл его через улицу.¹ I took the boy by the hand and led him across the street.
Мост через реку ещё не достроен. The bridge across the river is not yet completed.

¹ From “Verbs of motion in Russian” by L. Muravyova, Russky Yazyk Publishers, Moscow, 1995, p. 155. This is still my favorite reference textbook on Russian verbs of motion.

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