español · A2 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Nature and landscapes
Trace movement through forests, rivers, mountains, and coasts.
Understand the choice
Describe a route through a landscape using forests, rivers, lakes, mountains, beaches, paths, and islands. Combine the nouns with movement verbs so the scene has direction rather than becoming a list.
Core rule: Pasar por means to pass through; llegar a introduces a destination.
Notice it in context
El sendero pasa por un bosque y llega a un lago.
The path goes through a forest and reaches a lake.
Pasar por means to pass through; llegar a introduces a destination.
Subimos una montaña pequeña.
We climb a small mountain.
Subir can take the climbed object directly.
La isla tiene playas tranquilas.
The island has quiet beaches.
The adjective agrees with the plural noun.
What to remember
- Campo can mean countryside, field, or a domain of activity; the surrounding verb narrows it.
- Sendero is a walking path or trail; camino is broader and may mean a road, route, or figurative way.
Common trap: Do not confuse subir una montaña with subir a una montaña mechanically. The direct object highlights climbing it; subir a can emphasize going up to a place.