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il agissait

acted, was about, was a matter of

→ agir
agiss to act, to take action + ait il/elle imperfect conjugation
verb · 3rd-person singular, imperfect tense Rare #40,935
acted
FR: Il agissait avec prudence.
EN: He acted carefully.
was about, was a matter of Used impersonally in « il s’agissait de » to say what something was about or what needed to be done.
FR: Il s’agissait de trouver une solution.
EN: It was a matter of finding a solution.
Conjugation of agir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
Third agissait —

Je me demande s'il s'agissait de ça.

I wonder if that’s what it was.

Il nous a dit qu'il agissait sur votre ordre.

He told us he was acting on your orders.

— Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)

Juste comme s’il s’agissait de ma queue, où que j’aille, il ira.

Just like it's my tail, wherever I go, it will go.

Ziri agissait comme un robot.

Ziri acted like a robot.

C’est ce qu’il s’agissait de faire.

That's what it was about.

Il agissait selon des ordres.

He was acting on orders.

Neto était un gars au sang chaud qui agissait avant de penser.

Neto was a hot-blooded guy who acted before he thought.

— Troupe d'Élite (2007)