# agir
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French agir, itself from Latin agere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əˈʒi]
* IPA: (Valencia) [aˈd͡ʒiɾ]
* Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

### Verb

agir (first-person singular present ageixo, first-person singular preterite agí, past participle agit)
* to act, to behave
    Synonyms: obrar (standard), actuar
* to be all about
    Synonyms: obrar (standard), tractar-se

#### Conjugation
### References

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

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agere. Attested from the fifteenth century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a.ʒiʁ/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

agir
* (intransitive) to act, to do (something)
    Il est temps d’agir.It is time to act.
    Il faut agir pour lutter contre la pauvreté.We must act in order to fight poverty.
    Il n’agit pas comme il devrait.He’s not doing as he should.
    Il sait mieux agir que parler.He knows better how to do [something] than to talk.
** 1970, Jean-Jacques Pauvert, Victor Hugo : Complete Writings:Aimer, c’est agirTo love is to act
* (intransitive) to work, to have an effect; (followed by sur) to act (on)
    Le soleil agit sur les planètes.The sun acts on the planets.
    Le médicament doit agir, je ne me sens plus malade du tout.The medicine must work, all of a sudden I don't feel sick.
* (intransitive) to act, behave
    Vous agissez en enfants.You’re acting like children.
    Il agit comme un fou.He’s acting like a madman.
    Il a bien agi avec moi.He's acted well with me.
* (law, followed by contre) prosecute, sue
    Il a été obligé d’agir contre son tuteur.He was obliged to sue his guardian.
* (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

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.

#### Related terms

* actif
* action
* interagir
* réagir

#### Descendants

* → Catalan: agir
* → Franco-Provençal: ag·ir
* → Friulian: azî
* → Esperanto: agi
* → Italian: agire
* → Portuguese: agir
* → Romansch: agir
* → Sicilian: aggiri
* → Spanish: agir
* → Venetan: agir

### References

* “agir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

### Anagrams

* gira, Riga

## Galician
### Verb

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

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* “agir” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Ido
### Verb

agir
* past infinitive of agar

## Northern Kurdish

| Central Kurdish | ئاگر (agir) |

### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɑːˈɡɪɾ/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

agir m (Arabic spelling ئاگر)
* fire
    Synonyms: alav, ar, pêt

#### Derived terms

* agir berdan
* agir ketin
* agirbazî
* agirkuj
* agirperest

### References

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

## Occitan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agere. Compare French agir.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈ(d)ʒi/
* Audio (Béarn):(file)
* Audio (Languedoc):(file)

### Verb

agir
* to act
* (reflexive, with de) to be about, to deal with
    s'agís d'una nòva lei ― it is a new law

#### Conjugation

| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | agir | agir | agir | ?er agit | ?er agit | ?er agit |
| past participle | past participle | agit | agit | agit | — | — | — |
| gerund | gerund | agissent | agissent | agissent | ?ent agit | ?ent agit | ?ent agit |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | agissi | agisses | agís | agissèm | agissètz | agisson |
| indicative | imperfect | agissiái | agissiás | agissiá | agissiam | agissiatz | agissián |
| indicative | preterite | agiguèri | agiguères | agiguèt | agiguèrem | agiguèretz | agiguèron |
| indicative | future | agirai | agiràs | agirà | agirem | agiretz | agiràn |
| indicative | conditional | agiriái | agiriás | agiriá | agiriam | agiriatz | agirián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | agiguèra | agiguèras | agiguèra | agigueram | agigueratz | agiguèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the present tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the preterite tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the future tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle | use the conditional tense of ?er plus the past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | agisca | agiscas | agisca | agiscam | agiscatz | agiscan |
| subjunctive | imperfect | agiguèsse | agiguèsses | agiguèsse | agiguèssem | agiguèssetz | agiguèsson |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the present subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of ?er plus the past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | agís | | agiscam | agissetz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |

#### Related terms

* accion
* reagir

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French agir, itself from Latin agere.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈʒi(ʁ)/ [aˈʒi(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈʒi(ʁ)/ [aˈʒi(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aˈʒi(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aˈʒi(ʁ)/ [aˈʒi(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aˈʒi(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈʒiɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈʒiɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈʒi.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧gir
* Audio (Portugal, Oporto):(file)
* Audio (US):(file)

### Verb

agir (first-person singular present ajo, first-person singular preterite agi, past participle agido)
* (intransitive) to do something; to act; to function; to perform
    Synonyms: andar, funcionar, trabalhar
* (intransitive) to conduct oneself in a specific manner; to behave; to proceed
    Synonyms: atuar, comportar-se, obrar, proceder, trabalhar

#### Derived terms

* reagir

#### Related terms

* ação
* coagir
* reação

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French agir, itself borrowed from Latin agere.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈxiɾ/ [aˈxiɾ]
* Rhymes: -iɾ
* Syllabification: a‧gir

### Verb

agir (first-person singular present ajo, first-person singular preterite agí, past participle agido)
* (obsolete) to do something; to act
    Synonyms: hacer, actuar
* (obsolete) to sue
    Synonym: demandar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.