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  1. Spanish (Spain)
  2. /Intent and readiness (estar para / por)
  3. /por

por

por
still pending, yet to (after 'to be' + infinitive)
From Lesson 380:Intent and readiness (estar para / por)·Spanish (Spain)

Usages of por

El viento sopla muy fuerte y la tormenta está por llegar.
The wind is blowing very strongly and the storm is yet to arrive.
Hay charcos en la calle y el lodo está por limpiar.
There are puddles in the street and the mud is yet to be cleaned.
El lodo arrasó el jardín y la casa está por limpiar.
The mud destroyed the garden and the house is yet to be cleaned.

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