Tricky one in the text about Eva, "to be honest", por/para sinceros- could be para (in order to be honest) or por (in the CAUSE of being honest).

Robin C.C1Kwiziq community member

Tricky one in the text about Eva, "to be honest", por/para sinceros- could be para (in order to be honest) or por (in the CAUSE of being honest).

This question relates to:Spanish lesson "Por vs para in Spanish: Using para (and not por) for purpose, goal or objective"

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SilviaNative Spanish expert teacher in Kwiziq

¡Hola Robin! We only accept "para ser sinceros" with this expression in particular because the original meaning is "(in order) to be honest" and not "because of being honest". I hope that this helps! Silvia

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Robin C.C1Kwiziq community member

Thanks, yes that's helpful. I wanted to share, that that was the one I found the trickiest.

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Robin C. asked:

Tricky one in the text about Eva, "to be honest", por/para sinceros- could be para (in order to be honest) or por (in the CAUSE of being honest).

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