agiresti

Agiresti is a verb form in Italian, representing the second person singular present conditional of the verb agire, which means to act. It expresses a hypothetical action—what you would do under certain conditions. The present conditional forms for agire are: io agirei, tu agiresti, lui/lei agirebbe, noi agiremmo, voi agireste, loro agirebbero.

The form is commonly used in conditional clauses and to make polite requests or proposals. Examples include sentences like: Se fossi al tuo posto, agiresti in quel modo? In indirect speech it can convey reported or potential actions rather than certainty.

Etymology and grammar: agire comes from Latin agere, meaning to do or to act. The Italian conditional mood is formed by attaching standard endings to the infinitive: -ei, -esti, -ebbe, -emmo, -este, -ebbero. Therefore agiresti literally corresponds to “you would act.” This form is regular for habitual usage in the -ire conjugation, though its exact pronunciation follows standard Italian rules for regular verbs ending in -ire.

Usage notes: agiresti is common in both formal writing and everyday speech when discussing hypothetical behavior or evaluating what someone would do in a given situation. It carries nuance of possibility or suggestion rather than certainty and is often found in pragmatic, advisory, or hypothetical contexts.