Breakdown of Все пассажиры проходят через сканер во время досмотра, за исключением детей.
дети
children
пассажир
passenger
весь
all, the whole, everything, everyone (весь, вся, всё, все)
проходить
to pass
через
through
во время
during
досмотр
the inspection
за исключением
with the exception of
сканер
the scanner
Questions & Answers about Все пассажиры проходят через сканер во время досмотра, за исключением детей.
Why is детей in the Genitive case here?
It follows the compound preposition за исключением (with the exception of). This phrase acts as a preposition of formal exclusion and always requires the Genitive case for the noun being excluded.
Is за исключением completely interchangeable with кроме?
Grammatically yes, as both mean 'except' and take the Genitive case. However, за исключением is much more formal. It fits perfectly in this sentence about official security rules, whereas кроме is what you would normally use in everyday conversation.
The word for inspection here is досмотра. Could I just use осмотра?
In this specific context, досмотра is the accurate choice. While осмотр is a general visual inspection (like a doctor looking at a patient or a mechanic checking a car), досмотр specifically refers to an official security search or screening, like at customs or an airport checkpoint.
Why use через сканер rather than another preposition for movement?
The preposition через (through) paired with the Accusative case emphasizes passing completely through a barrier, portal, or space and emerging on the other side. This exactly describes the action of walking through an airport metal detector or security scanner.
Does the phrase во время always take the Genitive case?
Yes. The phrase во время translates to 'during' or literally 'in the time of'. It functions as a compound preposition and must always be followed by the Genitive case, which is why we see the Genitive form досмотра here.
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