Por hora
Example: El taxi cuesta diez euros por hora en esta ciudad.
Definition
"Por hora" is a Spanish prepositional phrase used to indicate the rate or frequency of an action or event occurring within one hour. For example, in pricing or speed, it expresses how much something costs or happens per hour, such as "The taxi costs ten euros por hora in this city."
Etymology
The phrase "por hora" comes from the Spanish words "por" meaning "per" or "for," and "hora" meaning "hour." "Hora" itself derives from the Latin word "hora," which also means "hour." Did you know? The concept of measuring time in hours has ancient roots, dating back to Egyptian and Roman times, influencing many languages including Spanish.
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"Por hora" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (A1) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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