eki no mae o toorisugiru to, hidari ni toshokan ga arimasu.

If you go past the front of the station, there is a library on the left.

Breakdown of eki no mae o toorisugiru to, hidari ni toshokan ga arimasu.

• を: direct object particle
• が: subject particle
• の: possessive case particle
• 駅えき: station

Questions & Answers about eki no mae o toorisugiru to, hidari ni toshokan ga arimasu.

Why is を used in 駅の前を通り過ぎる? I thought locations usually take に or で.

In this sentence, を marks the place that someone moves through or past.

So 駅の前を通り過ぎる means something like:

• to pass by the area in front of the station
• to go past the front of the station

This is a common use of を with movement verbs:

• 道を歩く = walk along the road
• 公園を散歩する = stroll through the park
• 空を飛ぶ = fly through the sky

So here, 駅の前 is the space being passed through/past, not just a static location.

What exactly does 駅の前 mean here?

駅の前 literally means the front of the station or the area in front of the station.

Breakdown:

• 駅 = station
• の = links nouns, like of
• 前 = front / before

So 駅の前 = the station’s front → more naturally, in front of the station.

In this sentence, it refers to the area by the front of the station that you pass.

What does 通り過ぎる mean? How is it different from 通る?