전치사 'para'의 용법

‘Para’ is one of the most useful and common prepositions in Spanish, but it can also be one of the most confusing to English speakers.

(‘Para’는 스페인어에서 가장 유용하고 평범한 전치사 중의 하나이지만 영어를 말하는 사람들에게는 가장 혼동되는 것 중의 하나이다.)

That is because it is usually translated as "for," and so is the preposition por, and they are very seldom interchangeable.

(왜냐하면 대개 "for"로 번역되지만 전치사 por는 영어로 완벽하게 번역할 수 없을 때도 있다.)

 

□ To mean "in order to"(‘-을 위하여’를 의미한다)

Viajamos para aprender español. (We travel in order to learn Spanish. We travel for learning Spanish.)

Vive para comer. (He lives in order to eat. He lives for eating.)

 

□ To indicate purpose, intent, usefulness or need(목적, 의도, 유용성 혹은 필요를 나타낸다)

Estudia para dentista. (She is studying to become a dentist. She is studying for the dental profession.)

Quisiera una bicicleta para dos. (I'd like a bicycle for two. I'd like a bicycle made with the intent that two people use it.)

Es hecho para niños. (It is made for children. It is made to be used by children.)

El poema fue escrito para su esposa. (The poem was written for his wife. The poem was written with his wife as the intended recipient.)

Feliz cumpleaños para ti. (Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday for you.)

Tenemos agua para una semana. (We have water for a week. We have water enough to last a week.)

¿Para qué estudias? (Why do you study? For what purpose do you study?)

 

□ To indicate a destination(목적지를 나타낸다)

Salimos para Londres. (We are leaving to go to London. We are leaving for London.)

No voy para casa. (I am not going home. I am not headed for home.)

¿Para dónde va el taxi? (Where does the taxi go to?)

 

□ To mean "no later than" or "by"(‘적어도’ 혹은 ‘까지’를 나타낸다)

La casa estará lista para el sábado. (The house will be ready no later than Saturday. The house will be ready by Saturday. The house will be ready for Saturday.)

La casa estará lista para la boda. (The house will be ready by the wedding. The house will be ready before the wedding. The house will be ready for the wedding.) Llegamos para las cinco. (We're arriving around 5. We're arriving about 5.)

 

□ To mean "considering" or "in view of"(‘고려할 때’ 혹은 ‘의 관점에서’를 나타낸다)

Para niño, es inteligente. (Considering that he's a child, he's intelligent. For a child, he's intelligent.)

Es caro para un papel. (It's expensive in view of the fact it's a sheet of paper. It's expensive for a sheet of paper.)

 

□ To indicate a personal reaction(개인적 반응을 나타낸다)

Para ella, es difícil. (To her, it's difficult. For her, it's difficult.)

No es justo para mí. (It isn't right to me. It doesn't seem right to me. It isn't right for me.)

Estoy para salir. (I'm ready to leave. I am about to leave.)

Estamos para hacer negocios. (We're ready to do business. We're ready for doing business.)