POR vs. PARA Coker College
Mar 27, 2015
POR vs. PARA
Coker College
POR vs. PARA
There is _____ one-to-one correlation between Spanish and English.
These words translate into English in _________ different ways.
Uses of POR
MotionMotiveMeansManner MeasureExchangeExpressionsTime period
MMMMMEET
POR - motion
Through Along By Vía
POR - motive
Because of On account of On behalf of
POR - means
By In
POR - manner
By Vía
POR - measure
per
POR - exchange
For In exchange for
POR - expressions
por último por cierto por aquí
por ahora por allá
por Dios por lo
general por
ejemplo
por lo visto
por poco por
supuesto por si
acaso por fin por eso
POR – time period
During In For At
Uses of PARA
DestinationRecipientObjectiveOpinionOn the verge ofIn order toDeadline
DRO3ID
PARA - Destination
To For
PARA - Recipient
For
PARA - Objective
To be
PARA - Opinion
For In someone’s
opinion
PARA – On the verge of
On the verge of About to
PARA – In order to
In order to(Usually followed by a verb in the infinitive)
PARA - Deadline
By for
SUMMARY
POR
MOTION MOTIVE MEANS
MANNER MEASURE
EXCHANGE EXPRESSION TIME PERIOD
PARA
DESTINATION RECIPIENT OBJECTIVE
ON THE VERGE OF OPINION
IN ORDER TO DEADLINE
EL FIN