59 When to use Por Flashcards

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ππŽπ‘

The main idea with por is that it’s used in sentences that convey the sense of motion.
to, by, through, in, along, because of, during, per.

A

ππŽπ‘

This β€œmotion” could be a duration of time, a movement through a physical place, or an exchange of some sort.

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𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 / π‘π„π€π’πŽπ

A

𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐄 / π‘π„π€π’πŽπ

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to indicate the reason for doing something.

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You can translate it as β€œbecause of,” in this case:

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The man died for lack of water (because of)

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El hombre muriΓ³ por falta agua

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He has not come because of the bad weather.

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No ha venido por el mal tiempo.

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I did it for respect, or β€œout of respect”

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Lo hice por respeto

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𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 πŽπ… π“πˆπŒπ„

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𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐆𝐓𝐇 πŽπ… π“πˆπŒπ„

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I lived in Colombia for five years

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He vivido en Colombia por cinco aΓ±os.

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I was writing for 3 hours.

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Estuve escribiendo por 3 horas.

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I go to the gym for two hours

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Voy al gimnasio por dos horas

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𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅 πŽπ… / 𝐈𝐍 π…π€π•πŽπ”π‘ πŽπ…

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𝐎𝐍 𝐁𝐄𝐇𝐀𝐋𝐅 πŽπ… / 𝐈𝐍 π…π€π•πŽπ”π‘ πŽπ…

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12
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No votΓ© por nadie

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I did not vote for anyone

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I went to help instead of/in place of my father.

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Fui a ayudar por mi padre.

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14
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Do it for/instead of me.

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Hazlo por mΓ­. (Do it for/instead of me.)

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15
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π…π‘π„ππ”π„ππ‚π˜

A

π…π‘π„ππ”π„ππ‚π˜

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16
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I go to the gym three times a week

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Voy al gimnasio tres veces por semana

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I go to the cinema twice a week

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Voy al cine dos veces por semana

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I watch TV for one hour every day

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Veo la televisiΓ³n por una hora todos los dΓ­as.

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𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 π…πŽπ‘

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𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐄 π…πŽπ‘

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She paid five euros for the book

A

Ella pagΓ³ cinco euros por el libro

21
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Have you really paid that much for that phone?

A

ΒΏDe verdad has pagado tanto por ese telΓ©fono?

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I’ll pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today

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Te pagarΓ© el martes por una hamburguesa hoy

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π“π‡π‘πŽπ”π†π‡ / π€π‹πŽππ† / 𝐁𝐘

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π“π‡π‘πŽπ”π†π‡ / π€π‹πŽππ† / 𝐁𝐘

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I go through the park

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Voy por el parque

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I spent the day walking through the streets of San Francisco

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PasΓ© el dΓ­a caminando por las calles de San Francisco

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π†π‘π€π“πˆπ“π”πƒπ„

A

π†π‘π€π“πˆπ“π”πƒπ„

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Thanks for the apple

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Gracias por la manzana

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πŒπ„π€ππ’ πŽπ… πƒπŽπˆππ† π’πŽπŒπ„π“π‡πˆππ†

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πŒπ„π€ππ’ πŽπ… πƒπŽπˆππ† π’πŽπŒπ„π“π‡πˆππ†

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I don’t like talking on the phone

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No me gusta hablar por telΓ©fono

30
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I go to the cinema by bus

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Voy al cine por bus

31
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He phoned me

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Me llamΓ³ por telΓ©fono