No. 55 in Russian
через
"Через" means "through," "across," or "in (time)," depending on context.
In a sentence
Я поеду в Москву через неделю.
I will go to Moscow in a week.
In this sentence, the word 'через' is used to indicate a time interval after which an action will take place.
Мы перепрыгнули через забор.
We jumped over the fence.
Here, 'через' demonstrates movement across an object.
Через друга я узнал интересные новости.
Through a friend, I learned interesting news.
In this example, 'через' conveys the means or intermediary of obtaining information.
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