agir

/aʒiʁ/

verb #777 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

to act; impersonal 's'agir de' = to be about, to concern

Grammar

Conjugation

Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jeagisagissaisagisagiraiagirais
tuagisagissaisagisagirasagirais
il/elleagitagissaitagitagiraagirait
nousagissonsagissionsagîmesagironsagirions
vousagissezagissiezagîtesagirezagiriez
ils/ellesagissentagissaientagirentagirontagiraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jeagisseagisse
tuagissesagisses
il/elleagisseagît
nousagissionsagissions
vousagissiezagissiez
ils/ellesagissentagissent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tuagis
nousagissons
vousagissez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
agissant
Past participle
agi, agie, agis, agies

Examples

' ' importante.

It's a very important matter.

' .

We must act fast before it's too late.

'- ?

What is it about exactly?

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