Examples.--_Tio ĉi povas tre influi sur la sukceson de nia afero_ = This can have much influence on the success of our business. _Sur la danan tronon mi havas rajtojn_ = I have rights on (to) the Danish throne.
Tra, trans, and preter. The following compound verbs will best show the meaning of the three prepositions:--
Trapasi = _To pass through_, _to traverse_.
Transpasi = _To pass over_, _to cross over_.
Example.--_Trapasinte la arbaron, li preterpasis la preĝejon, kaj poste transpasis la riveron per la ponto_ = Having passed through (traversed) the wood, he passed by the church, and then crossed the river by the bridge.
Examples.--_Li iris tra la amaso, kaj eniris en la domon_ = He went through the crowd and entered the house. _Tra la mondo iras forta voko_ = Through the world goes a powerful call. _Li estas tiel dika, ke li ne povas trairi tra nia mallarĝa pordo_ = He is so stout (thick) that he cannot go through our narrow door.
Occasionally the accusative of direction is used after tra, when this seems useful for emphasis, or to remove ambiguity.
As a prefix, _Tralegi_ = To read through. _Trapasi_ = To pass through, to traverse. _Traguti_ = To percolate.
259 (34). Trans = _Across_; _on the other side of_, _beyond_.
May be followed by the accusative of direction.
Place = _Across_, _beyond_, _on the other side of_.
Examples.--_La hirundo flugis trans la riveron, ĉar trans la rivero sin trovis aliaj hirundoj_ = The swallow flew across the river, because on the other side of (beyond) the river were (found themselves) other swallows.
As a prefix, _Transiri_ = To go over, to cross. _Transmigri_ = To migrate. _Transvivi_ = To outlive, survive (a period of time).
260. English prepositions are used with many various meanings. In fact, to express the sense of some of those in common use correctly, five or six or more Esperanto prepositions have to be used to give the different meanings of one English preposition. For instance, "_by_" has five different meanings in the following expressions:--"_He went by the house._" "_He was hit by a stone._" "_By his advice._" "_Little by little._" "_He stood by the door._"
261. The following common English prepositions are given with their Esperanto equivalents and examples of their use, viz., "_At_, _by_, _for_, _from_, _in_, _of_, _on_, _to_, _with_."