For - 'Por'
Spanish: Cambridge International GCSE, topic 11.9.4
For - 'Por'
'Por' is the other way to say 'for' in Spanish. It has different uses to 'para'.
Motivation
- 'Por' is used to show the motivation or reasons for doing something.
- Jesus murió por nosotros.
- Jesus died for us.
- Me gusta el carne por su sabor.
- I like meat for its taste.
For travel and how you contact someone
- When used for this purpose, 'por' can also means through or by.
- Seguimos por el camino actual.
- We continued on the current path.
- Contacte con nosotros por téléfono o correo electrónico.
- Contact us by phone or email.
Exchanging something for something else
- Te doy trenta libras por la falda
- I will give you 30 pounds for the skirt.
- ¿Quieres cambiar tu bolígrafo por mi chicle?.
- Do you want to trade your pen for my chewing gum?
To say how long something happens for
- Tiene que correr por dos horas.
- He has to run for two hours.
- Durmieron por diez horas.
- They slept for ten hours.
For speed
- When you are talking about kilometres per hour you need to use 'por'.
- 60 kilómetros por hora.
- 60 kilometres per hour.
Test yourself on For - 'Por'
Complete the translation with the right preposition: ¿Quieres cambiar tu chocolate ____ mi chicle?