Preposition
через
через (across, over)
The preposition
через
is used to denote an action directed from one side of an object to the
other.
Пешеход
идёт
через
улицу.
The pedestrian is going across the street.
Через реку мы переплыли на лодке.
We crossed the river
by boat.
In such cases verbs frequently have the prefix
пере-
(перейти
через улицу
to go across the street
переплыть
через реку
to swim across the river
перепрыгнуть
через ручей
to jump over the brook)
However, phrases consisting of the above verbs
followed by nouns in the accusative without a preposition also have the same
meaning
перейти
улицу
to go across the
street
переплыть
реку
to swim across the river
Через
is used with a meaning very close to that of the
preposition
сквозь
through
Мы
пробирались
через
непроходимую
чащу леса.
We were making our
way through the impenetrable thicket
Мы
пробирались
сквозь непроходимую
чащу леса.
We were making our
way through the impenetrable thicket
Кровь
просочилась
через
марлю.
Blood oozed
through the gauze.
Кровь
просочилась
сквозь
марлю
Blood oozed
through the gauze.
Через
may be used to denote a period of time and it
answers the question
когда?
when?
Через год Максим вернётся в Россию.
Не will
return to Russian a year.
Через
минуту
начнётся
урок.
The class will begin
in a minute.
Я
иду
через
час.
I will come
within an hour.
Через
is used with the meaning of through, by way of, by means of:
Дискуссия шла
через
переводчика.
The discussion was
conducted through an interpreter.
Объявления
были
даны
через
газёту
The announcements were made through a newspaper.