Complete Definition of "first person"

English
Noun
en-noun|sg=first person|-

#In grammar, the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement. In English, the first person is used with I or we.
#:"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.

Translations

Dutch: eerste persoon m
Finnish: ensimmäinen persoona
German: erste Person f
Icelandic: fyrsta persóna f
Japanese: �人称 (�������, ichininsh�)
Norwegian: førsteperson
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Romanian: persoana întâi
Russian: пе�вое ли�о (pérvoje litsó) n
Slovak: prvá osoba f

See also
first-person

Related terms
second person
third person

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