Grammatical class

Verb

agir

(intransitive) to act, to do (something)

Details

Syllables

a-gir

Phonetics

a.ʒiʁ

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

1806

Freq. (movies)

1307

Freq. (news)

1979

Sentences

Il a bien agi avec moi.

He's acted well with me.

A1

Aimer, c’est agir

To love is to act

A1

Il faut agir.

Action is necessary.

A1

Nous devons agir.

We have to act.

A1

On doit agir vite.

We've got to act fast.

A1

Il faut agir vite.

We'd better act fast.

A1

Dans la vie; il s’agit de faire son devoir.

Life is all about doing your duty.

A2

Est-ce là bien agir ?

Is it any good?

A2

J'ai dû agir rapidement.

I had to act quickly.

A2

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.

B1

Il a été obligé d’agir contre son tuteur.

He was obliged to sue his guardian.

B1

Le Congrès refusa d'agir.

Congress refused to act.

B1