/aʒiʁ/
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Translation
to act; impersonal 's'agir de' = to be about, to concern
Word origin
From Latin agere ('to do, to drive, to act'). The same verb is the source of a wide family of words including act, agent and agile.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- agere
- English cognates
- agent, agile
Grammar
Verb type-ir regular (2nd group)
Conjugation
Regular -ir (finir-style) conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.
Indicative
| Person | Present | Imperfect | Past historic | Future | Conditional |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| je | agis | agissais | agis | agirai | agirais |
| tu | agis | agissais | agis | agiras | agirais |
| il/elle | agit | agissait | agit | agira | agirait |
| nous | agissons | agissions | agîmes | agirons | agirions |
| vous | agissez | agissiez | agîtes | agirez | agiriez |
| ils/elles | agissent | agissaient | agirent | agiront | agiraient |
Subjunctive
| Person | Present | Imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| je | agisse | agisse |
| tu | agisses | agisses |
| il/elle | agisse | agît |
| nous | agissions | agissions |
| vous | agissiez | agissiez |
| ils/elles | agissent | agissent |
Imperative
| Person | Affirmative |
|---|---|
| tu | agis |
| nous | agissons |
| vous | agissez |
Non-finite
- Gerund / present participle
- agissant
- Past participle
- agi · agie · agis · agies
Examples
.
We must act quickly to save this company.
' .
We must act fast before it's too late.
.
We must act before the end of the month.
instinct l'.
She acted on instinct to save the child.
' .
The mayor decided to act against the noise in the street.
adulte .
You must act like an adult now.
Used in
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