Through, past and from here (gennem, forbi, herfra)

Through

gennem and igennem both mean through. Gennem is a preposition and comes before its noun:

We drive through the forest.
Vi kører gennem skoven.

Igennem can do the same job, but it can also stand at the end of the sentence, meaning all the way through:

She slept through the whole night.
Hun sov hele natten igennem.

Forbi

forbi is past — moving past something — and, after være, over, finished:

The bus drives past the school.
Bussen kører forbi skolen.
The summer is over.
Sommeren er forbi.

Herfra

herfra is her + fra, from here; the same pattern gives derfra (from there) and hvorfra (from where).

From here you can see the sea.
Herfra kan man se havet.

føre (to lead) is what roads and paths do: Vejen fører til byen.

This road leads down to the harbor.
Denne vej fører ned til havnen.

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