Fica + preposition

Question 1

Fica por

Answer 1

offers a sense of:

cost/value,

unfinished business

substitution

Question 2

fica no

Answer 2

situates someone or something in a specific place.

Question 3

“O bilhete fica por 70 euros”

“O café fica por nossa conta”

Answer 3

“The ticket costs 70 euros”.

“The coffee is on us”.

Cost or value:

Question 4

“A cama ficou por fazer”

Answer 4

“The bed was left unmade”

or literally “the bed remained to be made”.

Something unfinished or remaining to be done:

Question 5

“Esta conversa fica por aqui”

Answer 5

“This conversation ends/stops here”.

To stop/limit at a point:

Question 6

“Ficamos por ti”

Answer 6

“We’ll do it for you”
or “We support you”.

Substituting/supporting:

Question 7

“Ficou muito por dizer”

Answer 7

“Much was left unsaid”.

Not accomplished with an infinitive:

Question 8

“O mosteiro dos Jerónimos fica no Belém”

“A minha casa fica no fundo da rua”

Answer 8

“The Jerónimos Monastery is in Belém”.

(“My house is at the end of the street”).

ficar em or ficar no/na (with definite articles)

Used to say where something is situated:

Question 9

“Ela ficou num Airbnb”

Answer 9

“She stayed in an Airbnb”

Fica em: General location

Question 10

“O supermercado fica a 10 minutos de casa”

Answer 10

“The supermarket is 10 minutes from home”.

Fica a: Distance

Question 11

Fiquei com as chaves”

Answer 11

“I have the keys” or “the keys remain with or located with me”.

Ficar com: To keep, take, or be left with

Question 12

“Fiquei de responder”

Answer 12

“I promised to reply”)

Ficar de: Commitment or ongoing state

Question 13

“A reunião ficou para amanhã”

Answer 13

“The meeting was postponed to tomorrow”.

Ficar para: Scheduling

Question 14

“Fiquei sem dinheiro”

Answer 14

“I was left without money”).

Ficar sem: **To be left without **