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
...
(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
Could you please verify this entry, I think my answer is correct/acceptable for “anoche” and “totalmente”:
Last night I was completely lost in the world
Kwizbot's answer:
Ayer a la noche estaba completamente perdido en el mundo
Your answer:
Anoche estaba totalmente perdido en el mundo
Other possible answers:
Ayer por la noche estaba completamente perdido en el mundo
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Nicole
Thank you Inma > It certainly provided us with an interesting illustration of several figurative expressions ! ... However, none of my dictionaries included a translation of "caña" which conveys Carlota's "awesomeness" [as in the title of the passage]. Perhaps we can interpret "caña" in the sense that Carlota acts as a "supporting pillar" for anyone who needs her help?
Why are Latin American lessons included but no opportunities to practice them? Okay --- the focus of this Kwiziq platform is Europe so why not stick to that instead of inserting Latin American lessons with NO practice opportunities. This is confusing.
Pati Ecuamiga
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?
--
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
Hello, I came across this statement in a quiz:
Pablo y Pedro ________ por el parque todas las tardes. (Answer: corren)
I was a little surprised that we say "por el parque" instead of "en" el parque. I'm starting to think that "en" is only used with verbs of location but not with verbs of movement.
Yet we say "Los niños juegan en el parque" which could involve lots of running around, but they are still staying in one place.
I would appreciate your clarification. Thanks.
1. What's the difference between tu and vosotros.
2. I would like to start Spanish from LKG level. I learn from here and there. I would like to have a systematic study. How could kwizuq help me?
Wondering the answer to the below question is. I noticed this too: me permitan hacerla
Curious how common the use of "sadden" is? In English, it would be much more natural/common to say "the film makes me sad" or "stray dogs make me sad" although you could also say "they sadden me." Does "los perros abandonados me hacen (o me ponen) triste" exist in common Spanish usage, or do speakers usually use the reflexive? Thank you!
I was surprised that this sentence took "sido" and not "estado". As the speaker is talking about their emotional state over a specific time period, rather than their personalities more generally, would "estar" not be used over "ser"?
Hola,
I'd like to know in this sentence, whether we should use "menor" or not:
La familia actual se ha reducido, el numero de hijos cada vez es menor? menos?
Muchas Gracias!
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