usage of 'por' ??????

Question

No hemos logrado tener este vihiculo en nuestro pais por las cualidades del motor.

I tried to translate it. = > we haven't achieved to have this car in our country But how can I translate this 'por las cualidades del motor' ??

Please use the correct spelling and capitalization in your posts. - Issabela, Nov 1, 2009

Answer 1

Daae:

I see you have tried to translate this for yourself, so let me offer my understanding of the whole sentence. I think it means this:

"We havn't got this car in our country because of the quality of the motor"

I'm interpreting 'por las cualidades del motor' to mean "for the quality of the motor" or more figuratively as "because of the quality of the motor.

I hope this helps,

Moe

muchas gracias - daae, Nov 1, 2009

Answer 2

Yes, por in this instance means "because of"

Answer 3

This is was I came up with 'for the qualities of the engine'

Mand'alor

Answer 4

We couldn't own this car because of the engine's features/qualities.