Voy a ir, estar por & then acabar de... an add-on question.

Question

I have an add-on question to the one about 'voy a' and 'estar por'... I understand that 'ir a' means going to ____ and 'estar por' is just about to_____ so an additional question: Do the phrases, 'estar por' & 'acabar de', have the same meaning?

Answer 1

Pescador:

Estar por - to be in favor of/to be about to

Estar para + inf. - I am (here) for a definite task....

Acabar de - just finished doing something...

Answer 2

In the previous question there was a sentence, 'Estoy por irme a Guadalajara". Can you give me a little bit more understanding on that particular use?

This means,

"I'm about to go away to Guadalajara."

"Acabo de irme a Guadalajara." - I just went to Guatamala.

Answer 3

No.

Estar por - to be in favor of

Estar para + inf. - to be about to

Acabar de + inf. - to have just + past participle

In the previous question there was a sentence, 'Estoy por irme a Guadalajara". Can you give me a little bit more understanding on that particular use? - katydew, Oct 6, 2011

Estar por + inf = to be about to + inf - Jeremias, Oct 7, 2011