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What is the difference of para comer and de comer?

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When to use para comer, de comer, en comer, por comer. Thanks very much..

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updated Aug 21, 2011
posted by mekamec

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Que tenemos para/de comer? = What do we have for eating/dinner etc...?

Por comer mucho, engordé = because I eat too much, I got fat.

En comer no está lo malo, puesto que lo necesitamos, en comer mucho es cuando se vuelve poco saludable. (homework) wink

updated Aug 21, 2011
edited by chileno
posted by chileno
¿Qué...? - 0074b507, Aug 21, 2011
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Here's the first two:

If you want to say, "We are going to a restaurant to eat", you could say:

Vamos a un restaurante para comer. - In this case, "para" means "in order to".

If you want to say, "I'm going to watch television before eating", you could say:

Voy a mirar la televisión antes de comer. - "antes de" is a preposition meaning "before".

updated Aug 21, 2011
edited by Tosh
posted by Tosh
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Tosh is right.

However if you are determining the uses of the adjective form of "de," then you could say, ie:"Ya es la hora de comer" (it´s now dinner time).

"Los taquitos son para comer" (the tacos are for eating).

Por comer mucho, me engordé (from eating a lot, I became fat).

En could possibily be used as por with comer, but it wouldn´t be common.

updated Aug 21, 2011
posted by 005faa61
Thanks for the additions! - Tosh, Aug 20, 2011
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Con comer tanta poca comida, no puede adelgazar.

updated Aug 21, 2011
edited by lorenzo9
posted by lorenzo9
typo: adelgazar - LaBurra, Aug 21, 2011
Gracias. - lorenzo9, Aug 21, 2011