yellowbird Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 Can someone help me with a simple way to remember when to use por versus para in Spanish sentences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyDigitalpoint Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Depends on the contest you are using these wordsPor can be translated either as "by" or "for" but look at this example sentences:Written by a popular author = Escrito por un popular authorI will do it for you = Lo haré por ti.While "para" can also be translate as "for" or "to"This party is for you = Esta fiesta es para ti That person was sent to your office = Esa persona fue enviada para tu oficinaGrammatically explained you can find the differences and how to use these words straight right here, http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/10http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/porpara.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowbird Posted October 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 On 10/2/2013 at 3:28 AM, MyDigitalpoint said: Depends on the contest you are using these wordsPor can be translated either as "by" or "for" but look at this example sentences:Written by a popular author = Escrito por un popular authorI will do it for you = Lo haré por ti.While "para" can also be translate as "for" or "to"This party is for you = Esta fiesta es para ti That person was sent to your office = Esa persona fue enviada para tu oficinaGrammatically explained you can find the differences and how to use these words straight right here, http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/10http://www.studyspanish.com/lessons/porpara.htmThanks for the links! It would appear that really the only easy way to learn these would be to memorize the proper differences and uses for each word... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamDavis14 Posted October 2, 2013 Report Share Posted October 2, 2013 Well this explains a lot for me. Some words are confusing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowbird Posted October 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2013 On 10/2/2013 at 7:00 PM, AdamDavis14 said: Well this explains a lot for me. Some words are confusing.I agree! >.< Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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