Can a Spanish sentence end in "por", a preposition?

Question

Estoy mirando por una ventana y los peatones son pasabas por.

I am looking through a window and pedestrians are passing by.

My question is, can a Spanish sentence end in "por", a preposition, or do I need to use something more?

Answer 1

No, I have never seen that.

The problem with this sentence is that is it more of a literal translation. I would suggest something like: estoy mirando por una ventana y veo que los peatones están pasando.

Son doesn't work for this sentence because you need the verb "estar" for actions. Pasar already gives the idea of walking by in this sentence, so you don't need any extra words!

Agreed. - Goldie_Miel, Mar 30, 2012

Good response! - Noetol, Mar 30, 2012

I see you have kept the participle and that is an important part of my sentence. Muchas gracias. - bandit51jd, Mar 30, 2012

Answer 2

Hola.. En español, las oraciones nunca terminan en una preposición. Sólo lo he visto en inglés y en francés. No sé cómo será en otros idiomas.

Answer 3

Tienes que decir donde o quien o porque después de una preposición.

You have to say where or who or why after a preposition.

eg: por allí (over there), por mí mama (for/because of my mother), por muchas razones (for a lot of reasons)

por mi mamá (no accent on mi; accent on mamá) - lcrc, Mar 30, 2012

lol...sip! I knew it as soon as I pressed the button but then I couldn´t go back to edit it! I never thought of posting a comment to correct it...thanks! :o) - ddonovan, Mar 31, 2012

Answer 4

@ A los miembros de Spanishdict.com

Iré a usar este concepto en otro proyecto, así que busca en los próximos días!

I will use this concept in another project so look for it in the next few days!