first person
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first person
Where it comes from
Calque of Latin prīma persōna, itself a calque of Ancient Greek πρῶτον πρόσωπον (prôton prósōpon). Displaced native Old English forma had, literally, "form hade".
noun first persons · first-person · 1st person · Ist person
- Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur. "Am" is the first person singular of "to be".
- A form of narrative writing using verbs in the first person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the narrator.
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noun the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
| Español | primera persona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 일인칭 irinching, 1인칭 1inching |
| 日本語 | 一人称 ichininshō |
| 中文 | 第一人稱 /第一人称 dìyīrénchēng |
| हिन्दी | उत्तम पुरुष uttam puruṣ |
| Português | primeira pessoa |
| Français | première personne |
| Deutsch | erste Person |
| Italiano | prima persona |
| Ελληνικά | πρώτο πρόσωπο próto prósopo |
| Română | persoana întâi, persoana primă |
| Русский | пе́рвое лицо́ pérvoje licó |
| Tiếng Việt | ngôi thứ nhất |
| العربية | مُتَكَلِّم mutakallim |
| עברית | מְדַבֵּר m'dabér, גּוּף רִאשׁוֹן gúf rishón |
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title = {first person},
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