L38 Span 202 Lecture 15: Por and Para
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Prepositions establish relationships between the noun that follows them and other elements in the sentence. Por: expresses the motive for an action or the agent performing the action: points back to the cause, para before in nitives means in order to . Para: expresses the goal of an action or the recipient of that action: points forward toward the effect. To express movement in space and time, para retains its basic meaning of movement toward an objective. Por takes on a different meaning, of duration or movement through space or time with no destination speci ed. Por expresses in exchange for or per in units of measurement, as well as the means by which an action is performed. Para expresses in comparison with and also in the opinion of . Para: in order to, for (someone), for (to be used by), for (intended for), toward, by (a certain time)
