/aʒiʁ/to actB1
- Family
- Family 1 — group 2, `-iss-` in the plural
- Takes
- no object — No object — and the reflexive il s'agit de is a separate, impersonal verb
Build map — what to memorise
These three pieces are learnt; every other tense is built from them.
Singular — the short stem
ag-+-is -is -it
Plural — the nous stem
agiss-+-ons -ez -ent
agiss-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
agiss-+-ant
Built on ils; nous and vous are the imparfait forms
agiss-+-e -es -e -ent
agir-+-ai -as -a -ons -ez -ont
Futur stem + imparfait endings
agir-+-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient
aller + infinitive
agir
Takes avoir
avoir (present) + past participle
agi
Auxiliary in the imparfait + past participle
agi
Conjugation
| I | j'agis/ʒaʒi/I act | /ʒaʒi/ | I act |
| you | tu agis/ty aʒi/you act | /ty aʒi/ | you act |
| he/she | il agit/il aʒi/he acts | /il aʒi/ | he acts |
| we | nous agissons/nuz aʒisɔ̃/we act | /nuz aʒisɔ̃/ | we act |
| you | vous agissez/vuz aʒise/you act | /vuz aʒise/ | you act |
| they | ils agissent/ilz aʒis/they act | /ilz aʒis/ | they act |
Examples
- /il fo.t‿a.ʒiʁ/
Il faut agir.We have to act.
- /də kwa sa.ʒi.til/
De quoi s'agit-il ?What's it about?
- /il sa.ʒi dœ̃ pʁɔ.blɛm tɛk.nik/
Il s'agit d'un problème technique.It's a technical problem.
Set phrases
il s'agit deit is about
agir viteto act fast
Notes
il s'agit deonly ever hasilas its subject. You cannot sayje m'agis. To say what a book is about, the subject staysil:Il s'agit d'un homme qui…