ficâ
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Macanese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese ficar.
Verb[edit]
ficâ
- to become, to turn, to go
- Ai! Qui grándi já ficâ estunga quiança, qui espigado!
- Wow! How tall this kid has become, how grown!
- to be (in a certain state)
- to remain
- to be located
- to live, to reside
- ficâ na Macau ― to live in Macau
Usage notes[edit]
- Often used with an adjective/past participle to express entering a certain state, e.g. ficâ durmido (“to fall asleep”, literally “to become asleep”), or ficâ murúm (“to sadden oneself”, literally “to become sad”).
Derived terms[edit]
- virâ ficâ (“to convert into, to transform into”)