Por and Para (por vs. para in Spanish)
Learning por and para can be kind of slow
But goal, exchange, or the way, is most of what you need to know
Para is used when goal is what you're trying to say
Not only for "for", use por to show exchange or the way
A destination is a physical goal
A mental goal's a deadline
The intended purpose of an act, or object
Reflect a goal someone had in mind
But sometimes with para, there isn't a goal
Like "I work for my dad"
"For a dad, he doesn't pay me too much"
"I'm about to quit, and he's glad"
Por is used to show exchange
Thanks, money, time, for something else
Gallons for miles, action for a noun
Along the way, by, through, or down
The way something's done, or who it's done by
Duration, because of, on behalf
Estar with por is in favor of
Don't say "porque de", unless you want a laugh
But goal, exchange, or the way, is most of what you need to know
Para is used when goal is what you're trying to say
Not only for "for", use por to show exchange or the way
A destination is a physical goal
A mental goal's a deadline
The intended purpose of an act, or object
Reflect a goal someone had in mind
But sometimes with para, there isn't a goal
Like "I work for my dad"
"For a dad, he doesn't pay me too much"
"I'm about to quit, and he's glad"
Por is used to show exchange
Thanks, money, time, for something else
Gallons for miles, action for a noun
Along the way, by, through, or down
The way something's done, or who it's done by
Duration, because of, on behalf
Estar with por is in favor of
Don't say "porque de", unless you want a laugh
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- Ser and Estar (choosing ser vs. estar in Spanish)
- Por and Para (por vs. para in Spanish)
- Preterite Forms (The forms of regular preterite in Spanish)
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- Comparatives (comparatives and superlatives in Spanish)
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