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agirei

Agirei is the first-person singular form of the Italian verb agire in the present conditional mood. It expresses actions that would take place under certain conditions, or polite or hypothetical statements. As a conditional form, it often appears in sentences that discuss possibilities, offers, or requests in a non-imperative way.

Conjugation (present conditional) of agire:

io agirei

tu agiresti

lui/lei agirebbe

noi agiremmo

voi agireste

loro agirebbero

Etymology and usage: The verb agire comes from Latin agere, meaning to do or to act, and

its
present
conditional
forms
retain
that
sense
of
potential
or
deferred
action.
In
modern
Italian,
agirei
can
be
used
in
both
spoken
and
written
language,
though
speakers
frequently
opt
for
alternatives
such
as
interverrei
or
dovrei
agire
when
the
nuance
requires
a
slightly
different
emphasis.
Common
examples
include:
“Se
potessi,
agirei
subito”
(If
I
could,
I
would
act
immediately)
and
“Io
agirei
diversamente
in
quel
caso”
(I
would
act
differently
in
that
case).
The
form
is
also
used
in
more
formal
or
literary
contexts
to
convey
hypothetical
action
without
using
a
direct
imperative.