Camino por la calle hasta la estación.

I walk along the street to the station.

Breakdown of Camino por la calle hasta la estación.

• yo: I
• la calle: the street
• caminar: to walk
• la estación: the station
• por: along
• hasta: to

Questions & Answers about Camino por la calle hasta la estación.

What part of speech is Camino, and what person and number does it represent?

Camino is a verb form: the first-person singular present indicative of caminar (to walk). It literally means “I walk” or “I am walking.”

Why is por used instead of en or a in “Camino por la calle”?

• por expresses movement through, along, or via a place—here, along the street.
• en
  • location would often mean “inside” or “at” a place, which sounds odd with a route.
• a marks a destination (“to” a place), not the path you take.

Can I drop por la calle and just say “Camino hasta la estación”?

Yes.

• Camino hasta la estación means “I walk to the station.”
• Omitting por la calle removes the detail about which route you take.

What does hasta mean here, and could I use hasta que instead?

• hasta is a preposition meaning “up to,” indicating the endpoint of the action.
• hasta que is a conjunction meaning “until” before a verb clause (e.g., hasta que termine).
  You cannot use hasta que with a noun like la estación.

Why is there a definite article in “la estación”? Can I say “hasta estación”?

Spanish normally requires the definite article before a specific place name when speaking generally:

• voy a la escuela, llego al aeropuerto, hasta la estación.
  Dropping the article (hasta estación) is ungrammatical.

Could I say “Voy por la calle hasta la estación” instead of “Camino…”?

Yes.

• Voy (I go) is more general and doesn’t specify the mode of travel (walking, driving, etc.).
• Camino explicitly means “I walk.”

What’s the difference between caminar por and caminar a?

• caminar por
  • place → emphasizes the route or area you traverse (e.g., Camino por el parque = “I walk through the park”).
• caminar a
  • destination → emphasizes the endpoint (e.g., Camino al parque = “I walk to the park”).