Por o Para Flashcards
Direction toward a destination or goal
para
purpose, use, goal or destination toward a recipient
para
time limit or deadline
para
comparison against the normal expectation
para
opinion: “to me…”
para
“in order to”
para
general para rules
destination or purpose
Exchange, substitution, rate, correspondence (per)
por
Cause, reason, or motive of an action (because of, to fetch)
por
On behalf of, for the sake of, in favor of, out of
por
Duration in time (often omited)
por
During the morning, evening, or afternoon
por
Movement through a place
por
Agent in a passive phrase (by)
por
Means of transportation or communication (by)
por
finally, at last
por fin
for example
por ejemplo
unfortunately
por desgracia
of course
por supuesto
that’s why
por eso
around here
por aquí
at least
por lo menos
please
por favor
for the first time
por primera vez
by (any) chance
por casualidad
on the other hand
por otra parte
therefore
por lo tanto
Destination (toward, in the direction of)
para
Deadline or a specific time in the future (by, for)
para
Goal
(para + [infinitive] (in order to)
Purpose
(para + [noun]) (for, used for)
Recipient
para
Comparison with others or opinion (for, considering)
para
Employment
para
to be in the mood for jokes
no estar para bromas
to not be a big deal
no ser para tanto
to top it all off
para colmo
so that
para que
FOLLOWED BY SUBJUNCTIVE
just so you know
para que (lo) sepas
forever
para siempre
Motion or a general location (along, through, around, by)
por
Duration of an action (for, during, in)
por
Reason or motive for an action (because of, on account of, on behalf of)
por
Object of a search (for, in search of)
por
Means by which (by, by way of, by means of)
por
Exchange or substitution (for, in exchange for)
por
Unit of measure (per, by)
por
for the time being
por ahora
around there/here
por allí/aquí
by chance
por casualidad
by the way
por cierto
For God’s sake
por Díos
in writing
por escrito
therefore, for that reason
por eso
in general
por lo general
at least
por lo menos
therefore
por lo tanto
apparently
por lo visto
no matter how much
por más/mucho que
on the other hand
por otro lado/otra parte
for the first time
por primera vez
just in case
por si acaso
of course
por supuesto
