"She runs to him."
Translation:Zij rent naar hem toe.
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It gives the preposition 'naar' a meaning of motion, i.e. She ran to(wards) him.
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Why can't it be 'zij rent aan hem' or 'zij rent toe hem'? Or even 'zij rent tegen hem'?
The "to" in the English sentence indicates that she is running towards him, which in Dutch is "naar toe"
"Zij rent aan hem" does not mean anything, "Zij rent toe hem" as well as it needs "naar", "Zij rent tegen hem" would be "She runs against him." in a competitive way, or if you say "Zij rent tegen hem aan" it means "She runs into him" (literally colliding).
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why can't i use tegen instead of naar ? it should mean via or something like dat
as El2thek pointed out "Zij rent tegen hem" would be "She runs against him." in a competitive way, or if you say "Zij rent tegen hem aan" it means "She runs into him" (literally colliding).