por

Meaning

1. indicates motion
2. for (over a period of time)
3. about, around (near, in the vicinity of)
4. for (to obtain)
5. for (in exchange for)
6. for (on behalf of)
7. times, by, multiplied by
8. by (indicates the actor in a clause with its verb in the passive voice)
9. by, by means of
10. per

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpoɾ/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō (“for”) (with metathetic shift due to per), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-. See also porto.

Sentences

É membro do partido Unión por un Movemento Popular.

He is a member of the Union for a People's Movement.

E por que roubaches o sábado pola noite o coche do alcalde ?

And why did you steal the mayor's car on Saturday night?

Viaxou por Europa e América .

He traveled throughout Europe and America.

¿ Por que non está tirando de semellante tensión?

Why don't you feel the same tension?

Neses anos viaxou bastante por Europa e América .

In those years he traveled extensively throughout Europe and the Americas.

Este paso é por estrada sen asfaltar e máis propio de vehículos todo terreo .

This step is by road without asphalt and more own all-terrain vehicles.

Por iso en moitas ocasións tamén se chamou a estas forzas "milicias burguesas".

That is why on many occasions these forces have also been called "bourgeois militias."

O grupo foi declarado " ilegal " por Serbia e condenado por Rusia .

The group was declared "illegal" by Serbia and convicted by Russia.