Traffic directions and the waypoint particle を

In this lesson you will learn to give and understand traffic directions. Take a look at the following sentences:

Even though normally the word at is translated with に or with で, in the above sentences the particle を is used.

The particle を is often used to indicate motion through something, and together with motion verbs often means through, from or past. The particle を indicates a point that is between the origin, which would be marked with the particle から, and the destination, which would be marked with the particle へ or に.

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