what other motion verbs use を

letslearn said:

Hi All,
I read this sentence
私は公園を散歩しました。
I strolled in the park.
Others like
車は通りを運転します
The car drove on the road.
I would have that they would need に particle.
Is there other examples of motion verbs that use を？
I know its my English brain getting involved again, but I don't see why they mark with I direct object marker.

よろしくお願いします

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Toritoribe said:

You've come across this を previously.
https://jref.com/threads/extra-を.53612/

You mixed up を with に in this thread, perhaps?

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letslearn said:

Hi guys,
Is this correct. I have two sentences.
一週間に何回公園に行きますか。 how many times per week do you go to the park?
一週間に何回公園を運動しますか。how many times per week do you exercise in the park?
よろしくお願いします

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nekojita said:

But we're not moving through the park when we exercise (at least, not necessarily) Just as in English we could say "I jog/run/walk/cycle through the park every morning." but not swap in "exercise" or "play football", which are things you generally do at/in the park.

Think of this を as not marking the location so much as the route.
These are all possible, grammatically:
公園で散歩する = take a walk at/in (within the confines of) the park
公園を散歩する = take a walk through the park (more natural than the above?)
公園に散歩しに行く = go to the park for a walk

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