second person
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second person
noun second persons · 2nd person · IInd person
- The form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to several people, are distinct. “Are” is the second person of “to be”.
- A form of narrative writing using verbs in the second person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the reader.
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noun the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
| Español | segunda persona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 이인칭 iinching, 2인칭 2inching |
| 日本語 | 二人称 nininshō |
| 中文 | 第二人稱 /第二人称 dì'èrrénchēng |
| हिन्दी | मध्यम पुरुष madhyam puruṣ |
| Português | segunda pessoa |
| Français | deuxième personne |
| Deutsch | zweite Person |
| Italiano | seconda persona |
| Ελληνικά | δεύτερο πρόσωπο déftero prósopo |
| Română | persoana a doua |
| Русский | второ́е лицо́ vtoróje licó |
| Tiếng Việt | ngôi thứ hai |
| العربية | مُخَاطَب muḵāṭab |
| עברית | נוֹכֵחַ nokhéakh, גּוּף שֵׁנִי gúf shení |
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