Práctica con "por", primera parte

[laepelba]

Yo tuve prórroga hoy. Esta vez, escribo oraciones con "por". Por favor, (1) corrige el uso de "por", y (2) corrige todo lo demás.

#1) Anoche, nevó por doce horas. (¡Hoy, no tenemos escuela!)
#2) Para ir al trabajo cada mañana, manejo el coche por treinta minutos. (Are my use of "para" AND "por" correct?)
#3) Por la nieve, no tenemos escuela.
#4) Por no tenemos escuela, hoy yo dormí dos siestas.
#5) Siento mucho agradecimiento por mis amigos en Tomísimo.
#6) Tnego desvelo por muchos de mis estudiantes.
#7) Pagué cuarenta dolares por los zapatos deportivos en oferta.
#8) Yo abandoné mi juventud por mi carrera.

¡Gracias!

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Yo tuve prórroga hoy. Esta vez, escribo oraciones con "por". Por favor, (1) corrige el uso de "por", y (2) corrige todo lo demás.

#1) Anoche, nevó por doce horas. (¡Hoy, no tenemos escuela!)
#2) Para ir al trabajo cada mañana, manejo el coche por treinta minutos. (Are my use of "para" AND "por" correct?)
#3) Por la nieve, no tenemos escuela.
#4) Por Como no tenemos escuela, hoy yo dormí dos siestas.
#5) Siento mucho agradecimiento por mis amigos en Tomísimo.
#6) Tnego desvelo por muchos de mis estudiantes.
#7) Pagué cuarenta dolares por los zapatos deportivos en oferta.
#8) Yo abandoné mi juventud por mi carrera.

¡Gracias!

Great job!


#4) "Since we don't have school, I took two naps today"
In any case, it might be "Hoy dormí dos siestas porque no tenemos escuela".


#6) What's your idea?:
· "Me preocupo por muchos de mis estudiantes (y entonces no duermo)" -> "I worry about many of my students (so I don't have sleep)"
· "No duermo porque tengo mucho trabajo con mis estudiantes" -> "I can't sleep because I have a lot of work with my students"

[laepelba]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

Great job!

#6) What's your idea?:
· "Me preocupo por muchos de mis estudiantes (y entonces no duermo)" -> "I worry about many of my students (so I don't have sleep)"
· "No duermo porque tengo mucho trabajo con mis estudiantes" -> "I can't sleep because I have a lot of work with my students"

Thanks, Malila! It's nice that you're always so on top of these things.

For #6, I wanted to use the word "concern" and that's what the Tomisimo dictionary said. So, in English, what I wanted to say (simply) was: I have concern for many of my students.

I don't know about the losing sleep part. I don't lose sleep for concerns about anything (one of those fortunate people!). Is there a better way to say that? The sample sentences I was using said to use "por" in that case to represent an emotion that you have FOR someone.....

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by laepelba

Thanks, Malila! It's nice that you're always so on top of these things.

For #6, I wanted to use the word "concern" and that's what the Tomisimo dictionary said. So, in English, what I wanted to say (simply) was: I have concern for many of my students.

I don't know about the losing sleep part. I don't lose sleep for concerns about anything (one of those fortunate people!). Very lucky indeed.
Is there a better way to say that? The sample sentences I was using said to use "por" in that case to represent an emotion that you have FOR someone.....

I'm getting addicted to the website, and spend almost all my spare time here.

"I have concern for many students" = "Me preocupo por muchos estudiantes" = "Me preocupan muchos estudiantes"


Ok...I see. I think it's rather me then. When I see "desvelo" it's not always "concern" what comes to my mind.

"Desvelarse" is not to be able to sleep, for any reason --party, concerns, insomnia...

"Desvelarse por algo" is to be so worried about something that you don't sleep. It can also mean that you care much for your work and/or you make many efforts to reach a goal. The idea is that you care so much for something, that you don't sleep.
Being sleepless can be of course understood in a figurative sense.

In any case, the sentence is odd, but not incorrect, and the use of "por" is alright.

[Tomisimo]

#4) Por no tenemos escuela, hoy yo dormí dos siestas.

Another option for this sentence would be "Por no tener escuela, ...".

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by AngelicaDeAlquezar

"Desvelarse" is not to be able to sleep, for any reason --party, concerns, insomnia...

Not only is it not being able to sleep, it's also simply not sleeping (as you pretty much said):

Me desvelé = I stayed up late
Estoy desvelado = I haven't been getting enough sleep / I didn't sleep enough

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Not only is it not being able to sleep, it's also simply not sleeping (as you pretty much said):

Me desvelé = I stayed up late
Estoy desvelado = I haven't been getting enough sleep / I didn't sleep enough

Very true... thank you.

I should be able to write more synthetically.

[literacola]

Originally Posted by Tomisimo

Another option for this sentence would be "Por no tener escuela, ...".

which would translate as "By not having school" ?

[CrOtALiTo]

Originally Posted by literacola

which would translate as "By not having school" ?

I can give you a advice.

By not having school. Por no tener escuela.

In this phrase you are affirm that you haven't a school. What you don't study anymore.

This was my suggestion.

[Tomisimo]

Originally Posted by literacola

which would translate as "By not having school" ?

Yes, it would be more like:

Due to not having school ...
Due to there not being school ...