"The girl keeps the sandals."

Translation: A menina fica com as sandálias.

[Jewpanesey]

Por que preciso de usar "com" com "ficar"?
Why do I need to use "com" with "ficar"?

[Paulenrique]

"Ficar com" is literally stay with.

• Stay with me = Fique comigo.

When you use ficar as "stay with", "keep something with", etc, use "ficar com"

[bartlettmorgan]

So this is more of an exception to the rules of the language then?

[eusoumeurei]

It's a Portuguese collocation.

[RichardCle230587]

Cheers Paulo!

[Boshra278864]

Why did you write " comigo"? Why not com mim?

[Paulenrique]

"Com mim" does not exist. You have to link them (comigo).

[Boshra278864]

Yes but from where you bring this "igo"

[Alexander3584]

"Comigo" is simply the word for the mandatory contraction of "com" and "mim". Just like "em a" contracts to "na", not "ema".

[Amaunator89]

I would imagine the "igo" comes from way back, because "ego" is "I" in Latin.

[MarcDesRoches]

Would it be more appropriate to use manter here? A menina mantém as sandálias?

[DREDWARD]

Worked for me :)

[Oshagan]

But why "mantém" and not "mante"? Isnt the subject "a menina" so "ela"?

[MaireMairead]

There is no indication that 'com' is required. I wasn't used in this context up to now. It sounds like the casual English 'stick with' or stay with'.

[LeighStewart382]

Seriously Paulenrique, i dont think i would be able to learn Portuguese without you.

[Lemons587]

What would we do without your knowledge and insight? Thanks

[OliverM.]

My translation says "a menina mantém..."
Is that not incorrect verb conjugation

[E.N.SoulMusic]

So, manter is more to say maintain, up keep, continue/carry on, stay the course..?
Fic(a/o) is for stationary things or the idea of permanence, even if not forever... "I stay in that apartment. I've lived there 3 years, but intend to move soon..."

[JoyceHinson]

is manter an irregular verb? why is it "a menina mantém as sandalias"