Breakdown of Mesmo que a chuva pare, o soalho fica arruinado.
a
to / at (direction)
o
him/it (m)
parar
to stop
a chuva
the rain
ficar
to become
mesmo que
even if
o soalho
the wooden floor
arruinar
to ruin
Questions & Answers about Mesmo que a chuva pare, o soalho fica arruinado.
Why use fica arruinado here instead of é arruinado or está arruinado?
Using ficar with a past participle forms the resultative passive, which is the focus of your current lesson. It emphasizes the final state or consequence of an action. While está arruinado just describes a current state, and é arruinado focuses on the action being done to it, fica arruinado highlights the transition into that ruined state as a direct result of the rain.
Why is the verb parar conjugated as pare in this sentence?
The conjunction mesmo que (even if / even though) always triggers the subjunctive mood because it introduces a hypothetical situation or a concession. Therefore, we use the present subjunctive form pare.
What is the difference between soalho and the more common word chão?
Why is fica in the present tense if the floor being ruined is a future consequence?
Portuguese often uses the present tense in a main clause to express a future result that is considered absolutely certain or immediate. You could say ficará arruinado (will be ruined), but using the present tense fica makes the consequence feel more guaranteed and emphatic.
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