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Por and Para Definition
For
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Por..use when
- Expressing movement along, through, around, by or about
- Por actually replaces those words
- Ex: Anduve POR las calles de la ciudad. (I walked THROUGH the streets of the city.)
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Por...use when
- Denoting a time or duration when something occurs.
- Ex: Viajamos POR tres semanas. We're traveling FOR three weeks.
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Por...use when
- Expressing the cause (not the purpose) of an action.
- Ex: Me caí POR la nieve. I fell down BECAUSE of the snow.
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Por...use when
- Meaning supporting or in favor of.
- Ex: Trabajamos POR derechos humanos. We work FOR human rights.
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Por....use when
- Introducing the agent of an action after a passive verb.
- Ex: Fue escrito POR Bob Woodward. It was written BY Bob Woodward.
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Por...use when
- Indicating means of transportation
- Ex: Viajaré POR avión. I will travel BY plane
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Por...use when
- Used in numerous expressions:
- Ex: POR ejemplo. For example. POR favor. Please
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Para...use when
- Meaning for the purpose of or in order to:
- Ex: PARA bailar la bamba, necesita una poca de gracia. IN ORDER TO dance the bamba you need a little grace.
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Para....use when
- With a noun or pronoun as object, meaning for the benefit of or directed to:
- Ex: Es PARA usted. It's FOR you.
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Para...use when
- Meaning to or in the direction of when referring to a specific place:
- Ex: Voy PARA Europa. I'm heading TO Europe.
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Para...use when
- Meaning by or for when referring to a specific time:
- Ex: Necesito el regalo PARA mañana. I need the gift FOR tomorrow. Vamos a la casa de mi madre PARA el fin de semana. We're going to my mother's FOR the weekend.
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