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El perro corre por el callejón.

El perro corre por el callejón.
The dog runs through the alley.
From Lesson 203:Movement through space (por)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about El perro corre por el callejón.

Why is por used here instead of en to say where the dog is running?
While en usually talks about a stationary location (being in or at a place), por is used with verbs of motion to express movement through, along, or around a general area. The dog isn't just sitting in the alley; it is moving through it!
What would the sentence mean if I used para instead of por?
It changes the dog's route! El perro corre para el callejón means the dog is running towards the alley as its final destination. Using por tells us the dog is already there and running through it.
Why does callejón have an accent mark?
In Spanish, words ending in a vowel, n, or s naturally stress the second-to-last syllable. Because the stress in callejón actually falls on the final syllable, it needs a written accent to break the rule. When you make it plural (callejones), the natural spoken stress lands on the correct syllable, so the written accent mark disappears.

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