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French preposition
The preposition pour usually means "for" and may be followed by a noun, pronoun, or infinitive.
1) Recipient |
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| C’est pour toi. | It’s for you. | ||
| Je l’ai acheté pour Pierre. | I bought it for Pierre. | ||
2) Purpose / Reason |
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| J’ai appelé pour te poser une question. | I called to ask you a question. | ||
| Il va être viré pour le vol. | He’s going to be fired for theft. | ||
3) In favor of |
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| manifester pour la paix | to march for peace | ||
| Elle est pour l’amendement. | She’s in favor of the amendment. | ||
4) Point of view |
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| Pour moi, c’est une bonne idée. | I think it’s a good idea. | ||
| Pour elle, c’est trop difficile. | She thinks it’s too difficult. | ||
5) In regard to / As for |
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| Pour le solde, on peut le payer demain ? | As for the balance, can we pay it tomorrow? | ||
| Je téléphone pour votre voiture sur Le Bon Coin. | I’m calling in regard to your car on Le Bon Coin. | ||
6) Direction / Destination |
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| On part pour Nice. | We’re leaving for Nice. | ||
| Il a pris le bus pour le bureau. | He took the bus to the office. | ||
7) In exchange for / On behalf of |
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| Je l’ai eu pour 10 euros. | I got it for 10 euros. | ||
| Pouvez-vous parler pour lui ? | Can you speak on his behalf? | ||
8) Comparison / Connection |
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| 75 pour cent | 75 percent | ||
| Il pleut beaucoup pour août. | It’s raining a lot for August. | ||
9) Future duration |
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| On sera à Paris pour trois jours. | We’ll be in Paris for three days. | ||
| Je vais voyager pour un mois. | I’m going to travel for a month. | ||
10) After verbs |
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| Some verbs must be followed by pour in front of a noun or infinitive. | |||
11) After merci |
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| Merci pour le livre. | Thank you for the book. | ||
| Merci pour vs merci de | |||
Pour is often followed directly by a noun, with no article in between. Learn more: Prepositions with nouns.
Antonym: contre
Related lessons
- Expressions with pour
- Verbs with pour
- Pour et contre
- Does pour que need the subjunctive?
- Does pour peu que need the subjunctive?
- Merci de vs merci pour
- Introduction to prepositions
- Temporal prepositions
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