In the workplace, you need to talk about where you are going, who a document is for, when tasks are due, and why you are doing them. In Spanish, a single preposition handles all of these: para.
Destination
Use para to talk about your final destination ("for" or "to").
| Tomorrow I am leaving for Colombia. | Mañana salgo para Colombia. |
| I am leaving for the conference with the manager. | Salgo para la conferencia con el gerente. |
Recipient
Use para to indicate a recipient ("for").
| This report is for the manager. | Este informe es para el gerente. |
| This contract is for the new colleague. | Este contrato es para el compañero nuevo. |
Deadlines
Use para to express a deadline ("by" or "for" a certain time or day).
| The document is for Friday. | El documento es para el viernes. |
| Prepare the presentation for tomorrow, please. | Prepara la presentación para mañana, por favor. |
Purpose (in order to)
To explain why you are doing something, use para followed by an infinitive verb ("in order to" or "to").
| I work in order to earn money. | Trabajo para ganar dinero. |
| We are reading the resume to prepare the interview. | Leemos el currículum para preparar la entrevista. |
Putting it together
Because para has so many uses, you will often see it multiple times in the same sentence.
| We need the budget by Friday to increase sales. | Necesitamos el presupuesto para el viernes para aumentar las ventas. |
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