Meaning of を in「 未来を少しでも君といたい」


In the song [アスノヨゾラ[哨戒班]{しょうかいはん}](https://utaten.com/lyric/sa16041508/) there
is this lyric:

> [未来]{みらい} **を** [少]{すこ}しでも[君]{きみ}といたいから[叫]{さけ}ぼう
>
> 〝[今日]{きょう}の[日]{ひ}をいつか[思]{おも}い[出]{だ}せ[未来]{みらい}の[僕]{ぼく}ら！〟

What role is **を** playing in the first line? There are no transitive verbs,
so it doesn't look like it's marking [未来]{みらい} as the direct object of a verb,
unlike in the second line where を clearly marks [今日]{きょう}の[日]{ひ} as the direct
object of [思]{おも}い[出]{だ}す.

I'm aware that を has [some other uses](https://jisho.org/word/%E3%82%92) but
I'm not familiar enough with them to see which one applies here.




This を is probably a location marker which is roughly the same as English
_across_ or _through_ (or sometimes _along_ ).

  * [Making sense of transitive usage of 行く and 来る - 「を行く」 and 「を来る」](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3243/5010)
  * [Why does 出る accept を although it is an intransitive verb?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21313/5010)
  * [この道をまっすぐ行ってください。 Why を and not で?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/6869/5010)
  * [It seems that 渡る is categorized as 自動詞 (intransitive verb), yet it is frequently used with を. Why?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/12734/5010)

It's basically used with **intransitive verbs of motion** such as 行く, 進む, 飛ぶ,
出る and 渡る. いる is not a verb which is typically used with を in ordinary
sentences, but it's understandable at least in lyrics. You may think this いる
has temporarily gained a connotation of "to go on" or "to proceed".

  * Perfectly natural: 未来を君と歩みたい, 未来を君と進みたい
  * Also natural: 未来を君と生きたい, 未来を君と過ごしたい
  * Understandable in lyrics as an extension of above: 未来を君といたい




This を is probably a location marker which is roughly the same as English
_across_ or _through_ (or sometimes _along_ ).

  * [Making sense of transitive usage of 行く and 来る - 「を行く」 and 「を来る」](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/3243/5010)
  * [Why does 出る accept を although it is an intransitive verb?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21313/5010)
  * [この道をまっすぐ行ってください。 Why を and not で?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/6869/5010)
  * [It seems that 渡る is categorized as 自動詞 (intransitive verb), yet it is frequently used with を. Why?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/12734/5010)

It's basically used with **intransitive verbs of motion** such as 行く, 進む, 飛ぶ,
出る and 渡る. いる is not a verb which is typically used with を in ordinary
sentences, but it's understandable at least in lyrics. You may think this いる
has temporarily gained a connotation of "to go on" or "to proceed".

  * Perfectly natural: 未来を君と歩みたい, 未来を君と進みたい
  * Also natural: 未来を君と生きたい, 未来を君と過ごしたい
  * Understandable in lyrics as an extension of above: 未来を君といたい

