No. 659 in Portuguese
ficaram
"Ficaram" means "they stayed" or "they became" in English, depending on the context.
In a sentence
Eles ficaram felizes após receberem a notícia.
They became happy after receiving the news.
In this sentence, 'ficaram' is used as a past tense verb indicating a change of state (became happy).
Os documentos ficaram na mesa durante toda a reunião.
The documents remained on the table throughout the meeting.
Here, 'ficaram' denotes remaining or staying in a position or place during a past event.
Você sabia que as luzes ficaram acesas a noite toda?
Did you know that the lights stayed on all night?
In this case, 'ficaram' is used to indicate the state of remaining switched on in the past duration indicated.
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