for you
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Por vs. Para
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for you(
fuhr
yu
)A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
a. para ti (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
These roses are for you.Estas rosas son para ti.
b. para usted (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
I reserved this table for you, Mrs. Briggs.Le reservé esta mesa para usted, Señora Briggs.
a. por ti (informal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person informal “tú” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., How are you?).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
If I work for you tomorrow, will you take my shift on Saturday?Si trabajo por ti mañana, ¿tomarías mi turno el sábado?
b. por usted (formal) (singular)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
A word or phrase that is singular (e.g., el gato).
For you, we can make an exception as you're one of our best customers.Por usted podemos hacer una excepción ya que es uno de nuestros mejores clientes.
c. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Don't you have anyone who can do that for you?¿No tiene alguien que se lo pueda hacer?
I'll take care of that for you, madam.Yo me encargo, señora.
a. para ustedes (plural)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
Someone left these packages here for you.Alguien dejó estos paquetes aquí para ustedes.
a. por ustedes (plural)
A word or phrase that is plural (e.g., los libros).
If we may, we'd be very pleased to do it for you.Si nos permiten, nos agradaría hacerlo por ustedes.
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