Which should I use for this sentence (por o para)?

Question

I'm trying to say "We went out (dated) for two years." Salimos por dos años o Salimos para dos años

However, I'm not quite sure whether to use por or para in the sentence. I thought it would be para, but according to the translator on this site it should be por.

I looked in the reference section on this site under Por y Para. I think I found my answer (it should be por). Can someone confirm this for me? - debdelafuente, Oct 14, 2010

Answer 1

Yes, it's por. Por is used for time, manner or means, etc. Para is used with infinitives, people, etc. However, "Hace dos años que salimos juntos" is also correct. In fact, I would probably use that instead.

Answer 2

Hi debdelafuente!

Neither. Actually it is said:

Llevamos dos años saliendo.

Answer 3

I would go for:

Hace dos años que salimos juntos

Check lesson 3.4