No. 200 in Finnish
läpi
"Through."
In a sentence
Mies käveli metsän läpi.
The man walked through the forest.
Here, 'läpi' is used as a preposition meaning 'through', indicating movement across a space.
Hän katsoi ikkunan läpi.
He/she looked through the window.
In this sentence, 'läpi' again functions as a preposition, describing vision passing through an object.
Läpi yön he tanssivat.
They danced throughout the night.
'Läpi' here conveys the meaning of 'throughout', indicating the entirety of a time period.
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