What are the differences between tomar..... por y tomar .......como?

Question

Thanks.

Answer 1

Assuming I understand what you mean, here are some examples that may help you understand the difference:

Tomar por tonto (To assume he is a fool or Take him for a fool). Example: No me tomes por tonto, sé lo que te propones. (Don't underestimate me, I know what you are doing).

Tomar como quiera (To take something as you want). Example: Tómalo como quieras. No voy a discutir más el tema (Draw your own conclusions. I will not discuss the subject anymore).

Ahhhhhhh, great detective work, Franco! - --Mariana--, Dec 7, 2012

Answer 2

Examples:

1...No comprendo por qué todo el mundo lo toma como tonto.

2...Todo esto te lo he dicho para tu bien. No lo tomes como ofensa.

3....Hablaba tan bien el chino que lo tomábamos por chino.

My question is, como and por , can they interchangable? The first and second sentence,can I use por to replace of como? The last sentence, can I use como to replace por?

tomarlo por tonto is better than tomarlo como tonto (como tonto is too literal from English). Tomar como ofensa is correct. Tomar por ofensa is not. Tomarlo por chino is correct. Tomarlo como chino means to drink as a Chinese person. - francobollo, Dec 7, 2012

Answer 3

Hi, Melissa:

I don't understand what you're asking.

Tomar, por, and como are totally different words. Examples of usage can be found in the dictionary.

Do you have a sentence where they are present and need a translation?

Es verdad. La pregunta es sumamente vaga. - francobollo, Dec 7, 2012