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1 agir Verb, intransitive   Pronounce

(a) to behave, act; (radical, political etc) to act, take action; (of medicine) to take effect, act; ~ sur to act on, influence; faire ~ qch to set sth in motion


Present
j' agis, tu agis, il/elle agit, nous agissons, vous agissez, ils/elles agissent
Imperfect
j' agissais, tu agissais, il/elle agissait, nous agissions, vous agissiez, ils/elles agissaient
Future
j' agirai, tu agiras, il/elle agira, nous agirons, vous agirez, ils/elles agiront
Perfect
j' ai agi, tu as agi, il/elle a agi, nous avons agi, vous avez agi, ils/elles ont agi
Present subjunctive
j' agisse, tu agisses, il/elle agisse, nous agissions, vous agissiez, ils/elles agissent

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2 s'agir Verb, pronominal

(a) il s'agit de... this is... (sg), these are... (pl), this (or) it is a matter of..., what is at stake is..., what it boils down to is...; dans ce film il s'agit de... this film is about...; dans leurs recherches il s'agit de... their research concerns...; lorsqu'il s'agit de... when it comes to ...; il s'agit de trouver une solution what is important is to find solution, (above all) a solution must be found; s'agissant de... in cases of..., as regards...

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