para for destination

John V.B1Kwiziq community member

para for destination

Voy para la casa de mi amigo.  Is the use of para in this case particular to Spain?  IN Mexico and New Mexico(where I live) I'm pretty sure the sentence would use the prepossition "a" as in Voy a la piscina.

Asked 2 years ago
DianaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

Hola John, this is actually very common in Latin America too. I am Argentinian and have been to Mexico and You hear it all the time. For example:  'Voy para allá' (I'm coming), 'Voy para el trabajo' (I'm going to work) or ¿Para dónde vas? ( Where are you going?)

para for destination

Voy para la casa de mi amigo.  Is the use of para in this case particular to Spain?  IN Mexico and New Mexico(where I live) I'm pretty sure the sentence would use the prepossition "a" as in Voy a la piscina.

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