Portuguese Phrase
O que a gente faz agora?
Meaning
Literally ‘What does the we do now?’, this informal question asks for the next action or plan. It’s the Brazilian Portuguese equivalent of ‘What do we do now?’ and carries a friendly, collaborative tone.
When to use
Use it in casual conversations with friends, family, or coworkers when you need to decide the next step—after finishing a task, while waiting, or when a spontaneous plan is needed.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Oqueagentefazagora?
O que (interrogative)
‘O que’ introduces a question asking for information about a thing or action.
a gente (colloquial ‘we’)
In Brazil, ‘a gente’ is the everyday way to say ‘we’; it is grammatically third‑person singular.
Verb agreement with a gente
Because ‘a gente’ is third‑person singular, the verb is conjugated as if the subject were ‘ele/ela’ (e.g., faz, vai, está).
agora (adverb of time)
‘agora’ means ‘now’ and usually appears at the end of the clause in informal speech.
🗨In Conversation
O que a gente faz agora?
What do we do now?
Vamos ao cinema, está livre?
Let’s go to the movies, are you free?
✕Common Mistakes
O que a gente fazemos agora?
‘A gente’ takes third‑person singular, so the verb should be ‘faz’, not ‘fazemos’.
O que a gente faz agora que?
‘Agora que’ means ‘now that’, which changes the meaning; keep ‘agora’ at the end for the intended question.
O que a gente vamos fazer agora?
When the verb follows ‘a gente’, keep it in singular form; ‘vai’ is correct, but avoid mixing singular and plural forms in the same clause.
↔Alternatives
O que vamos fazer agora?
What are we going to do now?
Qual é o próximo passo?
What’s the next step?
O que fazemos agora?
What do we do now?
Cultural Tip
‘A gente’ is the most common way to say ‘we’ in everyday Brazilian Portuguese, especially among younger speakers. In Portugal, people tend to use ‘nós’ more often, and using ‘a gente’ can sound overly informal or even foreign. Remember that the verb must stay in the third‑person singular form (faz, vai, está).