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por

"por" means "by, for" in Spanish. It is number 12 on the frequency list, in A1 (prep).

Meaning

by, for; through; because of

IPA

/poɾ/

Level

A1

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• ¿Por qué?
  Why?
  Tatoeba: megamanenm / Eldad
• ¿Por qué no?
  Why not?
  Tatoeba: Shishir / CK
• ¿Y por qué no?
  And why not?
  Tatoeba: Shishir / GPHemsley

Learned together

In the course, "por" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• de of, from
• que that, which, who
• a to, at
• la the (feminine)
• el the (masculine)
• y and
• en in, at, on
• lo it, him
• un a, an

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