Spanish verbs requiring a preposition
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A number of Spanish verbs require the preposition por in front of a noun or infinitive.
Verbs + por + noun
apurarse por | to be anxious about | |
asustarse por (or de) | to be frightened about | |
cambiar por | to exchange for | |
comenzar por (or con) | to begin with | |
decidirse por | to decide on | |
desvelarse por | to be very concerned about | |
disculparse por | to apologize for | |
estar por | to be in favor of, to support ¿Está por el presidente? – Are you in favor of the president? |
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to be in the direction of Está por el norte. – It’s to the north. |
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interesarse por | to be interested in, to ask about | |
jurar por | to swear by/on | |
luchar por | to struggle for | |
molestarse por | to bother about/with | |
optar por | to opt for | |
pagar por (or con) | to pay with/by | |
preguntar por | to ask about/after | |
preocuparse por | to worry about | |
rezar por | to pray for | |
salir por | to leave via | |
ser decidido por | to be decided by | |
tomar por | to take for | |
viajar por (tren, autobús) | to travel by (train, bus) | |
votar por | to vote for |
Verbs + por + infinitive
afanarse por | to strive to | |
apurarse por | to strive to | |
comenzar por (or con) | to begin with/by | |
disculparse por | to apologize for | |
esforzarse por | to struggle to | |
estar por | 1) to be in favor of Estoy por trabajar los lunes. – I’m in favor of working on Mondays. |
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2) to be yet to be completed Los platos están por fregar. – The dishes are yet to be done. |
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luchar por | to struggle to | |
optar por | to opt for |
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