consider:
(1) she has made many sacrifices for her children
(2) she has made many books for her children
why
in (1) "for" --> por
in (2) "for" --> para
por v. para
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por v. para
This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Using por (not para) to express the originating cause or reason"
Asked 7 months ago
Hola Janusz,
The first "for" implies a cause / an originating reason - we then use por.
And for your second example, the preposition para implies the recipient of books (children).
As you can see from some older comments, there are also some cases where the use of these prepositions can be mixed up depending on the context.
Un saludo
Silvia
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