il s’agit de - French expression

il s’agit de – it’s about – French expression – Mot du Jour

il s’agit de - it to itself is acting of. In everyday French, il s’agit de means it’s about. That might sound simple, however, the structure of il s’agit de is a bit different in French, it often involves a DANS. Look at this example:

« Dans le roman La Dame Aux Camélias, il s’agit du destin tragique de Marguerite Gautier. »
- [In the novel The Lady of the Camellias, it is about the tragic destiny of Marguerite Gautier]
- “The novel The Lady of the Camellias is about the tragic destiny of Marguerite Gautier.”