When coordinating tasks with others—like dividing up reading assignments in a book club—you need a way to state who agreed to do what. In Portuguese, we use a special structure with the verb ficar.
Agreeing to do something
To express that someone has agreed or committed to performing an action, use the verb ficar followed by the preposition de and the infinitive of the action verb (ficar de + infinitive).
Very often, you will use this in the past tense to talk about an arrangement or commitment that was already made.
| The members agreed to read this excerpt today. | Os membros ficaram de ler este excerto hoje. |
| Therefore, I agreed to buy the book in digital format. | Por isso, fiquei de comprar o livro no formato digital. |
| She agreed to write the summary about that character. | Ela ficou de escrever o resumo sobre essa personagem. |
Making agreements in the present
You can also use ficar de in the present tense to establish an agreement right then and there, or to describe how your group regularly divides up its tasks.
| I agree to analyze the character and you agree to read the excerpt. | Eu fico de analisar a personagem e tu ficas de ler o excerto. |
| When the meeting ends, we agree to analyze the next chapter. | Quando a reunião termina, ficamos de analisar o próximo capítulo. |
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