Dictionary

second person en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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”.
   • “Habt” is the second person plural of the German verb “haben”.
   • “Hast” is the second person singular of the German verb “haben”.
2. (countable, uncountable) 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.

Forms

Coordinates

first person · third person

Deriveds

second-person singular · second-person plural · second-person dual

Translations (52)

nl tweede persoon (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · fi toinen persoona (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · grc δεύτερον πρόσωπον (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · mk второ лице (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · he נוֹכֵחַ (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · de zweite Person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sh друго лице (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · it seconda persona (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · vi ngôi thứ hai (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ca segona persona (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · nb andre person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sq veta e dytë (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sh drugo lice (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ja 二人称 (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · el δεύτερο πρόσωπο (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sk druhá osoba (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · hu második személy (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ro persoana a doua (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ka მეორე პირი (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · lt antrasis asmuo (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ru второ́е лицо́ (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · te మధ్యమ పురుషము (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ta முன்னிலை (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · cmn 第二人稱 /第二人称 (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ang ōþer hād (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · uk дру́га осо́ба (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · bg вто́ро лице́ (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · nrf deûxième pèrsonne (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ko 이인칭 (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · be друга́я асо́ба (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sh druga osoba (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · tr ikinci kişi (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sa मध्यमपुरुष (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ar مُخَاطَب (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · pt segunda pessoa (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · gd an dara pearsa (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · fr deuxième personne (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · mr मध्यम पुरुष (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · tl ikalawang panauhan (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ga dara pearsa (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · bn মধ্যম পুরুষ (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sv andra person (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · gl segunda persoa (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sl druga oseba (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · cs druhá osoba (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · he גּוּף שֵׁנִי (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · sh друга особа (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · pl druga osoba (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · es segunda persona (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · is önnur persóna (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · ug ئىككىنچى شەخس (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience) · nv bichʼį́ʼ yáʼátiʼígíí (the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience)