Breakdown of Por la noche, cierro el pestillo de la puerta para sentirme más tranquilo.
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the night
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Questions & Answers about Por la noche, cierro el pestillo de la puerta para sentirme más tranquilo.
Why does the sentence start with por la noche? Does it mean at night or during the night?
Por la noche is a very common Spanish expression meaning at night, in the evening/nighttime, or during the night, depending on context.
In this sentence, Por la noche means something like At night or At nighttime.
A few related time expressions are:
- por la mañana = in the morning
- por la tarde = in the afternoon / evening
- por la noche = at night
English speakers often want to translate word for word, but here it is best to learn the whole phrase as a set expression.
Why is it cierro and not cerrar or cerrando?