Verbes d'état
These verbs describe a state the subject of the sentence is in; what comes after these verbs always refers to their subject
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Avril
Kwiziq community member
29 March 2019
1 reply
What about s'agir? I have come across it a few times in a context that sounds like être
Todd
Kwiziq community member
3 April 2019
3/04/19
Il s'agit de = it's a matter of, it's about
You could replace it with c'est or even c'est a' propos de in many cases, though not all. But s'agir could be used when you want to be more precise about your subject.
It's essentially interchangeable with c'est une question de, meaning it's a question of.