| A | B |
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| Por | 1Motion or general location; around, through, along, by |
| Por | 2duration of an action; for, during, in |
| Por | 3Reason or motive for an action; because of, on account of, on behalf of |
| Por | 4Object of a search; for, in search of |
| Por | 5Means by which something is done; by, by way of, by means of |
| Por | 6Exchange or substitution; For, in exchange for |
| Por | 7Unit of measure; per, by |
| Para | 1Destination; toward, in the direction of |
| Para | 2Deadline or a specific time in the future; by, for |
| Para | 3Purpose or goal + infinitive |
| Para | 4Purpose + noun ; for, used for |
| Para | 5The recipient of something ; for |
| Para | 6Comparison with others or an opinion ; for, considering |
| Para | 7In the employ of ; for |
| La excursión nos llevó por el centro. | 1The tour took us through downtown. |
| Pasamos por el parque y por el río. | 1We passed by the park and along the river |
| Estuve en la Patagonia por un mes. | 2I was in Patagonia for a month. |
| Ana navegó la red por la tarde. | 2Ana surfed the net in the afternoon. |
| Lo hizo por su familia. | 3She did it on behalf of her family. |
| Papá llegó a casa tarde por el tráfico. | 3Dad arrived home late because of the traffic. |
| Vengo por ti a las ocho. | 4I’m coming for you at eight. |
| Javier fue por su cámara digital. | 4Javier went in search of his digital camera. |
| Ellos viajan por la autopista. | 5They travel by (by way of) the highway. |
| ¿Hablaste con la policía por teléfono? | 5Did you talk to the police by (on the) phone? |
| Le di dinero por la videocasetera. | 6I gave him money for the VCR. |
| Muchas gracias por el cederrón. | 6Thank you very much for the CD-ROM. |
| José manejaba a 120 kilómetros por hora. | 7José was driving 120 kilometers per hour. |
| por aquí | around here |
| por ejemplo | for example |
| por eso | that's why; therefore |
| por fin | finally |
| Salimos para Córdoba el sábado. | 1We are leaving for Córdoba on Saturday. |
| Él va a arreglar el carro para el viernes. | 2He will fix the car by Friday. |
| Juan estudia para (ser) mecánico. | 3Juan is studying to be a mechanic. |
| Es una llanta para el carro. | 4It’s a tire for the car. |
| Compré una impresora para mi hijo. | 5I bought a printer for my son. |
| Para un joven, es demasiado serio. | 6For a young person, he is too serious. |
| Para mí, esta lección no es difícil. | 6For me, this lesson isn’t difficult. |
| Sara trabaja para Telecom Argentina. | 7Sara works for Telecom Argentina. |
| Caminé por el parque. | I walked through the park. |
| Caminé para el parque. | I walked to (toward) the park |
| Trabajó por su padre. | He worked for (in place of) his father. |
| Trabajó para su padre. | He worked for his father’s company). |
