por que vs para queThe use of por instead of para in the sentence: "Puse todo de mi parte por que no termináramos separados." (with the given English translation "I did my best so that we wouldn't end up being apart.") is confusing and appears inaccurate to me.
This question was asked 5 years ago with a response from Inma from Kwiziq that both por and para are correct here. However, por que + subjunctive appears highly idiosyncratic and I cannot find support for this construction anywhere. I checked this with two native Spanish speaking friends and a native Spanish speaking tutor and all agreed they would never say this sentence and that it was not grammatically correct. "Por no terminar" seems defensible and also sounds natural again to me and native speaking friends.
Consulting with Butt et al. 2019 ( p. 509) supports the use of por with an infinitive interchangeably with para but not in the way used in the Kwiziq example sentence and definitely not with a subjunctive following. Some verbs take por and could be followed by a subjunctive (e.g., luchar por) but this does not seem generalizable across verbs.
Can you please clarify and/or correct this in the lesson to avoid further confusion?
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38.17.16 He venido por hablarle or para hablarle?
Both prepositions may translate ‘to’ or ‘in order to’ in sentences like ‘I’ve come to talk to you’. Insome cases, they are virtually interchangeable:
¿Para qué has venido? What have you come for?
¿Por qué has venido? Why have you come?
Estoy aquí para/por verlo/le I’ve come to see him
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(1) Important: if an English sentence can be rewritten using a phrase like ‘out of a desire to’ or ‘from an urge to’, then por can be used. If not, para is indicated.
References:
1. Butt J, Benjamin C, Rodríguez AM. A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish 6ed. London ; New York: Routledge; 2019. 215-955-6627 1 3
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I just wanted to double check this - so the pronouns are always used together?
e.g.: Me lo estoy pasando bien or Estoy pasándomelo bien,
but never: Me estoy pasándolo bien
I feel sure I've heard Spanish sentences with that arrangement before, but I can't think of an example. Does it work for some types of sentences but not others, or is it just never used that way?
Why is the passage below la instead of lo?
¿Está viendo la última película de Almodóvar? Sí, la está viendo.
Is he watching the last Almodóvar movie? -Yes, he's watching it.
Is he watching the last Almodóvar movie? -Yes, he's watching it.I would add one other usage that took me by surprise when my Mexican students first corrected me, which is to use “cuál” with the verb “ser”. “Cuál es tu restaurante favorito?” “Cuáles son los mejores restaurantes por aquí?”
The use of por instead of para in the sentence: "Puse todo de mi parte por que no termináramos separados." (with the given English translation "I did my best so that we wouldn't end up being apart.") is confusing and appears inaccurate to me.
This question was asked 5 years ago with a response from Inma from Kwiziq that both por and para are correct here. However, por que + subjunctive appears highly idiosyncratic and I cannot find support for this construction anywhere. I checked this with two native Spanish speaking friends and a native Spanish speaking tutor and all agreed they would never say this sentence and that it was not grammatically correct. "Por no terminar" seems defensible and also sounds natural again to me and native speaking friends.
Consulting with Butt et al. 2019 ( p. 509) supports the use of por with an infinitive interchangeably with para but not in the way used in the Kwiziq example sentence and definitely not with a subjunctive following. Some verbs take por and could be followed by a subjunctive (e.g., luchar por) but this does not seem generalizable across verbs.
Can you please clarify and/or correct this in the lesson to avoid further confusion?
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38.17.16 He venido por hablarle or para hablarle?
Both prepositions may translate ‘to’ or ‘in order to’ in sentences like ‘I’ve come to talk to you’. Insome cases, they are virtually interchangeable:
¿Para qué has venido? What have you come for?
¿Por qué has venido? Why have you come?
Estoy aquí para/por verlo/le I’ve come to see him
...
(1) Important: if an English sentence can be rewritten using a phrase like ‘out of a desire to’ or ‘from an urge to’, then por can be used. If not, para is indicated.
References:
1. Butt J, Benjamin C, Rodríguez AM. A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish 6ed. London ; New York: Routledge; 2019. 215-955-6627 1 3
Is that always true? Is it not correct then to say something like:
¡Me acuerdo cuando se debía esperar afuera bajo la lluvia! (I remember when you used to have to wait outside in the rain!)
Gracias,
David
Can I say bien interesante here? Also, why isn’t regreso a casa correct?
2________ la reunión ya que han llegado a un acuerdo. The meeting has come to an end because they reached an agreement.(HINT: The meeting is now considered as finished)Han dado por zanjada
A meeting is singular so why not ha instead of han?
Please confirm if both the below sentences are correct in respect of the position of the subject of the sentence. Alguien se la dio la maleta and se la dio la maleta alguien.
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