Do I use por or para in this sentence?

Question

Hay mucho trabajo por/para médico.

There is a lot of work for a doctor.

I believe that it would be por, but wait for a native speaker. - kdrinning, Mar 17, 2012

Answer 1

The traslation would depend on what you mean to say:

a) Hay mucho trabajo para los médicos. If you mean that in a country there is (a lot of) opportunities to job for medicine doctors.

b) "Hay mucho trabajo para un [solo] médico" o "Es mucho trabajo para un solo médico". If you refer to a hospital or clinic where there is to much work for only one medicine doctor. You should use "solo" to make emphasis.

This traslations are valid supposing that you refer to "a medicine doctor".

I am trying to say that a medicine doctor has a lot fo work to do at the hospital. Which one would I use? Por or para? - sinthu, Mar 18, 2012

Answer 2

• "Hay mucho trabajo para los medicos", if there is just a general availability of jobs in the field.

• "Hay mucho trabajo para solo un medico", There is a lot of work for just one medic. If the doctor has a long line and he personally has a lot of work ahead of him.

Answer 3

hay mucho trabajo "para" médico but I think the correct translation would be: Hay mucho trabajo "para el" medico

Answer 4

I think it depends on the underlying meaning ofthe sentence. If you mean "There is much work in exchange for medical services", then you would use "por". Otherwise, you would use "para".