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Old April 01, 2009, 09:17 PM
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I made a mistake in my post. 宀, I meant, is not a character in and of itself. It is a radical, though. Sorry.
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Don't worry is normal when oneself does mistakes.
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Don't worry is normal when oneself does mistakes.
Common mistake for Spanish-speakers learning English; sometimes they mix up does and makes because they are both "hacer" en español.
You "make" mistakes, not do them.
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Common mistake for Spanish-speakers learning English; sometimes they mix up does and makes because they are both "hacer" en español.
You "make" mistakes, not do them.
Other languages do the same thing, French - faire, German - machen can both be translated as to do or to make!
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Both make-do and work-job are difficult to learn for Spanish speakers. I think that it's the same with ser-estar for English speakers. I always mix them up.
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Both make-do and work-job are difficult to learn for Spanish speakers. I think that it's the same with ser-estar for English speakers. I always mix them up.
Sí, por la gente quien está estudiando el español 'para/por' es muy difícil, porque en inglés tenemos un único significado 'for' Tambien, pienso que 'por' tiene más que 274739 significados me parece jeje

Pero finalmente creo que estoy empezando ententerlo
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Sí, por la gente quien está estudiando el español 'para/por' es muy difícil, porque en inglés tenemos un único significado 'for' Tambien, pienso que 'por' tiene más que 274739 significados me parece jeje

Pero finalmente creo que estoy empezando ententerlo
In English are there two meaning for the word Por is by and for any of the two words are acceptable for write in English, sometimes I struggled for decide which word I must to take in one text, but with the time I learnt that both words are acceptable and also meaning the same.
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Estoy completamente de acuerdo - por y para son muy, muy difícil para comprender como usar para Anglohablantes (pues, para mi. No sé sobre otras personas). Por/para es mucho más difícil usar correctamente que ser/estar. Entendí como usar ser/estar muy rapidamente, pero hago errores algunas veces porque no estoy prestando atención. jeje.
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Para mí no hay dudas entre por y para

In a simply way, "por" expresses cause and "para", purpose:

Ha pasado por tu culpa.
Este libro está escrito por mí.

He traído este regalo para ti.
Aquí me tienes para lo que necesites.

Sometimes, they are interchangeable:

Hizo todo lo posible para / por aprobar el examen.
No sé por / para / hacia dónde tirar.

This is a very simple point of view but I hope it will be useful.
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¡Muchísimas Gracias!
Voy a tratar recordar este consejo. Espero que me ayudará.
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Para mí no hay dudas entre por y para

In a simple way, "por" expresses cause and "para", purpose:

Ha pasado por tu culpa.
Este libro está escrito por mí.

He traído este regalo para ti.
Aquí me tienes para lo que necesites.

Sometimes, they are interchangeable:

Hizo todo lo posible para / por aprobar el examen.
No sé por / para / hacia dónde tirar.

This is a very simple point of view but I hope it will be useful.
Una corrección pequeña. =]
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