No. 2,105 in Portuguese
ficado
"Ficado" is the past participle of the verb "ficar," meaning "stayed" or "remained."
In a sentence
Eu tenho ficado em casa nos últimos dias.
I have stayed at home in the last few days.
The word 'ficado' here is used as the past participle of 'ficar' in a compound verb construction indicating an action of staying ongoing until now.
A música tem ficado popular rapidamente.
The song has become popular quickly.
In this sentence, 'ficado' appears in a compound verb construction, representing an ongoing state expressed with a perfect tense relating to becoming popular.
Ele tinha ficado na festa até tarde.
He had stayed at the party until late.
Here, 'ficado' serves as the past participle in a pluperfect tense to indicate an action completed in the past relative to another past event.
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