Breakdown of El autobús no llega por el accidente.
no
no, not
llegar
to arrive
el autobús
bus
por
for / by / through / in/during (part of the day)
Questions & Answers about El autobús no llega por el accidente.
Why do we use por here instead of porque?
Why couldn't I use para instead of por?
We use por to explain the cause or reason for something (the accident caused the bus to not arrive). Para is used for goals, purposes, or destinations. If you used para, it would sound like the bus's goal or purpose was the accident!
Why is it llega instead of está llegando if it is happening right now?
In Spanish, the simple present tense like llega is frequently used to talk about actions happening at this very moment. While you can use the continuous tense (está llegando), it is completely natural and common to just use no llega to mean "is not arriving" or "is not coming right now."