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Por/Para
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Language - Spanish
Undergraduate 2
10/18/2009

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through or by a place
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Caminaron __ el hospital.
They walked through the hospital.
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toward a destination
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Caminaron __ el hospital.
They walked toward the hospital.
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duration of an event: for so long
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Estuvo con la médica __ una hora.
He was with the doctor for an hour.
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reason/motive - because of
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Ana fue al consultoria __ el dolor de garganta.
Ana went to the doctor's office because of/for a sore throat.
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For a person - recipient
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Compró el libro __ Ana.
He bought the book for Ana.
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Means of transportation - by plane/bus/train
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Voy a Dartmouth __ avión.
I go to Dartmouth by plane.
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exchange/substitution
paying for something
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Irma pago $120 __ las pastillas.
Irma paid $120 for the pills.
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Cambió esas pastillas rojas __ las amarillas.
She exchanged those red pills for the yellow ones.
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unit/rate
per hour/percent
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Yo camino 5 kilómetros __ hora.
I walk 5 kilometers per hour.
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Object of an errand
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Sara fue a la farmacia __ unas pastillas.
Sara went to the pharmacy for some pills.
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judgement/point of view
according to
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__ nosotros, es la mejor farmacia.
For us, it's the best pharmacy.
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En un caso difícil __ un médico joven.
It's a difficult case for a young doctor.
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intention, followed by infinitive
in order to
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Come bien __ vivir más.
Eat well to live longer.
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