By, for, through - Por (The 15th Most Common Spanish Word)

The Spanish word for By, for, through is Por. It can be used as preposition. This word often comes up when talking about transport & travel, location & place, time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 15th most commonly used word in Spanish. You can listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Discover all of the 3000 most common Spanish words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app.

Pronunciation

English: by, for, through

Spanish: por

Examples


He was killed by my hand.	Él murió por mi mano.
Thanks for everything.	Gracias por todo.
I'm not here for that.	No por eso estoy aquí.
Thanks again for everything.	Gracias nuevamente por todo.
We've been here for a couple of minutes.	Hemos estado aquí por un par de minutos.
I’m leaving town for a couple of days.	Me voy de la ciudad por un par de días.
I don't know if he would have done it for me.	No sé si lo habría hecho por mí.
He gave his life for his country.	Dio la vida por su país.

I can only give up my brother for lost.	Solo puedo dar por perdido a mi hermano.
He'll do anything for money.	Él hará lo que sea por dinero.
He was at the front for three months.	Él estuvo en el frente por tres meses.
He had to look for his room by himself.	Él tuvo que buscar su habitación por sí solo.
I've been looking for a new job for a long time.	He estado buscando un nuevo trabajo por un largo tiempo.
I would do anything for love.	Haría lo que fuera por amor.
For your love, I would do anything.	Por tu amor, haría cualquier cosa.
I'd do almost anything for you.	Haría cualquier cosa por vosotras.
She died for lack of air.	Murió por falta de aire.
By reason or by force.	Por la razón o por la fuerza.
Thank you for your letters.	Gracias por su carta.
I came back for you.	He vuelto por ti.
For a moment there, I thought he had gone mad.	Por un momento yo pensé que él se había vuelto loco.