Por vs. Para Flashcards

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Time and duration

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Por

Estudio por una hora.
Trabajo por cinco días.

Por la mañana is general time, ¨in the morning¨
De la mañana is more specific, ¨seite de la mañana¨

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Motion, moving through

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Por

Camino por el parque.
La profesora camino por la clase.

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Fixed expressions

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Por:
por favor
gracias por
por ejemplo
por cierto
!por Dios!
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Because of, in exchange for, on behalf of

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Por

I will trade you your pen for my chalk (in exchange for)
Fui a California por una emergencía. (Because of __, something is going to happen)
I´m working this shift for my friend (on behalf of)

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OBJECT of a goal of an action or a person being sought after

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Por

Vamos por el libro
Julio pasó por ustedes.

Something exists already, no the goal itself.

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Expresses the means/manner in which an action is accomplished (by, for)

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Por

Hable por télefo.
Por una hora
Viaje por tren (by means of)

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In order to, has infinitive to express purpose

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Para

Para bailar salsa tenemos que practicar.
Para sacar un buen grado tenemos que estudiar.

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Deadline

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Para

La tarea es para mañana.

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Recipient

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Para

Yo compro el libro para mi madre.
Las frutas son para la ensalada de frutas.

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Destination

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Para

Salimos para México.
Voy para la biblioteca.

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Purpose, something in the future that hasn´t occured, a goal

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Para

Voy a la biblioteca para estudiar.

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Opinion

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Para

Para mí la mejor fruta es la banana.
Para mí (o tí), es mejor estudiar in la biblioteca.

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Comparison

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Para

Para ser un niño es muy alto.
Para ser doctor es muy joven.

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Creating adverbs

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Take adjective, add -mente
If adjective ends in -o, change to -a
Adjectives ending in -e require no change

amablemente
generalmente
guapemente
solamente

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