Ficar: the Portuguese verb you will hear every day
To stay, to be located, to become, to keep… One verb, six everyday uses, with examples from European Portuguese.
1. To stay
Hoje fico em casa.
Today I'm staying at home.
2. To be (located), for places that don't move
Onde fica a estação?
Where is the station?
3. To become, to get (a change of state)
Fiquei muito contente com a notícia.
I was really happy about the news.
O céu ficou escuro.
The sky went dark.
4. To keep, to take (ficar com)
Fico com este, obrigado.
I'll take this one, thanks.
5. To agree to (ficar de)
Ficámos de jantar juntos na sexta.
We agreed to have dinner together on Friday.
6. To suit (ficar bem)
Esse casaco fica-te muito bem.
That coat really suits you.
Try thisSpanish speakers: ficar covers much of quedar / quedarse. But for a meeting, Portuguese uses combinar: combinámos para as oito (we arranged to meet at eight).
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