を (path of motion)

grammar

79 sentences

The particle を, normally a direct-object marker, also marks the path, route, or area traversed by a motion verb — 道を歩く ('walk along the road'), 公園を散歩する ('stroll through the park'), 橋を渡る ('cross the bridge'), 空を飛ぶ ('fly through the sky'), 川を渡る ('cross the river'), 川を泳ぐ ('swim across the river'). Not a direct object — a path/space marker. Distinct from the motion-source を that marks the place being left (飛行場を飛び立つ = 'take off from the airport').

79 sentences

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The whole time, what the old man had said kept buzzing in my head, like the wing-beat of flies circling a melon.

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It was already dark in the evening, but I saw a cat walking on the power line. W-wait, can cats really do that?

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At dawn, all alone, I got off the train...

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When we woke up, we were adrift on the open sea.

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Last night, we went around the whole town drinking and partying it up.

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It came up out of the water and started toddling unsteadily over the sand at the edge of the inlet.

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From the castle, I could see the entire river curving gently as it flowed along the foot of the mountain.

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A dragonfly was gliding smoothly across the water.

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Japan today is charging down the road to self-destruction, don't you think?

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The lovers wandered around the field looking for wild strawberries.

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The cold wind cut through his coat to the bone.

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Tears ran down her cheeks.

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A single tear ran down her cheek.

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A shooting star streaked across the sky.

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The kindergarteners were walking through the park holding hands.

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This time tomorrow I'll probably be flying over the Pacific.

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We danced around the bonfire.

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Don't move from there until I give the signal.

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She walked on her hands along the top of the wall.

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She wouldn't let the children go out in the rain.

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She left home early in the morning so as not to miss the first train.

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She got out of breath from going up and down the hill.

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Mrs. Bruce was the first female pilot to fly between England and Japan.

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I slipped through the crowd by turning my body sideways.

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The film crew first traveled all over the country in search of filming locations.

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I slid down the muddy slope, slipping and sliding.

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Tom went splashing his way across the shallows.

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Look at the train running over the bridge.

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Tears rolled down her cheeks.

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Tears ran down her cheeks.