"I went to the supermarket for milk."
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What kind of "for" is that?
I thought it'd be
"Fui al supermercado para leche."
But I just saw a similar sentence with "por tarjetas" in a book.
Is it "por" or "para"?
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updated Apr 28, 2010
posted by Luciente
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Check out definition #11 under "por" and see if that adresses your question.
updated Apr 28, 2010
posted by nizhoni1
Gracias. :) - Luciente, Apr 28, 2010
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I've heard both. I don't think one's wrong and one's right. They're both used.
updated Apr 28, 2010
posted by KevinB
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Fui al supermercado por leche
updated Apr 28, 2010
posted by Blackmoon86
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Thank you for such quick responses, but my question is which word to use where there is no verb and you are just saying "for some object" not the destination (para el supermercado) nor what I'm going there in order to do (para comprar). 
updated Apr 28, 2010
posted by Luciente
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fui al supermercado para comprar leche.
updated Apr 28, 2010
posted by elitha
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In the supermarket sentence, it's "para".
updated Apr 28, 2010
posted by a_butter
