Por as a conjuncion

Question

What does 'por' mean in an 'expresión de la causa' for example: ¿Te has enterado? A David le han quitado el permiso de conducir por conducir bebido. In this respect I believe it means for.

I thought it only meant 'therefore' as a conjuncion but does it have other meanings as well as a conjuncion?

Hello, welcome to the forum! - rac1, Dec 9, 2012

Answer 1

Yes. In that case "por" means "because of", "as a consequence of" or "as a result of".

Answer 2

Hi... As caefuego and rogspax have mentioned, por has several meanings and uses. But it is not a conjunction, but a preposition.

Please check out this link.

Franco, aunque tienes razón acerca de que "por" es una preposición, se puede usar como conjunción en algunas construcciones donde crea relaciones causales, o eso es lo que entiendo. Aunque, claro, no deja de ser preposición. - -cae-, Dec 9, 2012

Tienes mucha razón. Solo quería apuntar que "por" en forma individual es una preposición. Al combinarse con que, por ejemplo, se convierte en conjunción. Gracias por la observación, amigo. Así aprendemos todos. - francobollo, Dec 9, 2012

Answer 3

It does mean for or as a result of in this case. In fact, it means ´for´ in MANY cases. There is a whole list here in the grammar section.

It ends up meaning what you described, something like therefore, when used with other words

por eso - for that reason

por lo tanto - therefore

And then there is a whole list of idioms that just have to be memorized.

Also here on the site

http://www.spanishdict.com/topics/show/58