Portuguese C1: Nuances: ficar, por & para · Grammar

ficar is a third “to be”: for where fixed things are (A estação fica longe), for a change of state (Fiquei contente) and for staying (Fico em casa). por is cause, exchange, route and the doer of a passive; para is purpose, destination, recipient and deadline. Compare: Fiz isto por ti (because of you) and Fiz isto para ti (for you to have).