See also: ağır

Catalan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French agir, itself from Latin agere.

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agir (first-person singular present ageixo, first-person singular preterite agí, past participle agit)

  1. to act, to behave
    Synonyms: obrar (standard), actuar
  2. to be all about
    Synonyms: obrar (standard), tractar-se

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References edit

  • “agir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin agere, adapted with a change in conjugation. Attested from the 15th c.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /a.ʒiʁ/
  • (file)

Verb edit

agir

  1. (intransitive) to act
    Il faut agir pour lutter contre la pauvreté.
    We must act in order to fight poverty.
  2. (intransitive) to act, to do (something)
    Il n’agit pas comme il devrait.
    He’s not doing as he should.
  3. (intransitive) to act, behave
    Vous agissez en enfants.
    You’re acting like children.
    Il agit comme un fou.
    He’s acting like a madman.
  4. (intransitive, followed by sur) to act on
  5. (law, followed by contre) prosecute, sue
  6. (impersonal, reflexive, followed by de) to be, be all about, be a question of
    Dans le livre il s’agit d’une femme perdue.
    The book is about a lost woman.
    Il s’agit de vous en tirer honorablement.
    It’s all about you getting out of there honorably.
    Dans la vie; il s’agit de faire son devoir.
    Life is all about doing your duty.
    Il s’agissait de choisir entre les ducs.
    It was about choosing between the two dukes.

Conjugation edit

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-. This verb is impersonal and is conjugated only in the third-person singular.

  • (s'agir de/s'en agir) This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

This verb is impersonal and is conjugated only in the third-person singular.

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Descendants edit

  • Catalan: agir
  • Friulian: azî
  • Esperanto: agi
  • Italian: agire
  • Portuguese: agir
  • Romansch: agir
  • Sicilian: aggiri
  • Spanish: agir
  • Venetian: agir

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Galician edit

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agir (first-person singular present ajo, first-person singular preterite agim or agi, past participle agido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of axir

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • agir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Ido edit

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agir

  1. past infinitive of agar

Northern Kurdish edit

Central Kurdish ئاگر (agir)

Etymology edit

From Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (fire), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HáHtr̥š (fire), derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- (fire). Cognate with Avestan 𐬁𐬙𐬀𐬭 (ātar), Persian آتش (âtaš), Pashto ور (or). Doublet of ar.

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agir m (Arabic spelling ئاگر)

  1. fire
    Synonyms: alav, ar, pêt

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References edit

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “agir”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 3

Occitan edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin agere. Compare French agir.

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agir

  1. to act
  2. (reflexive, with de) to be about, to deal with
    s'agís d'una nòva leiit is a new law

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French agir, itself from Latin agere.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧gir
  • (file)
  • (file)

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agir (first-person singular present ajo, first-person singular preterite agi, past participle agido)

  1. (intransitive) to do something; to act; to function; to perform
    Synonyms: andar, funcionar, trabalhar
  2. (intransitive) to conduct oneself in a specific manner; to behave; to proceed
    Synonyms: atuar, comportar-se, obrar, proceder, trabalhar

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from French agir, itself borrowed from Latin agere.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aˈxiɾ/ [aˈxiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧gir

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agir (first-person singular present ajo, first-person singular preterite agí, past participle agido)

  1. (obsolete) to do something; to act
    Synonyms: hacer, actuar
  2. (obsolete) to sue
    Synonym: demandar

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