Lo lavé para que lo guardaras. = "I washed it so you could keep it." "toward" (a destination; informal, replaces a and hacia) Voy para el sur. = "I am going [to the] south." "by" (a certain time) Para esta época del año siempre llueve. = "By this time of the year, it always rains." "in order to" Fuimos a la tienda para comprar tortillas. = "We went to the store to buy tortillas." "for, considering that..." (to express a comparison) Para una persona tan joven, se queja demasiado. = "For such a young person, he complains too much." "about to" (in the expression estar para, "to be about to [do something]") Yo estaba para salir, cuando sonó el teléfono = "I was about to leave, when the telephone rang."