second-person plural
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Noun
second-person plural (plural second-person plurals)
- (grammar) The form of a verb used with the pronouns you (plural), y'all, you guys, etc., or their equivalents in other languages.
- "Are" is the second-person plural of the verb "to be".
- (grammar) The pronouns you (plural), y'all, you guys, youse, yinz, etc., or their equivalents in other languages.
- (grammar) The possessive adjectives your (addressing a plural audience), y'all's, you guys', etc., or their equivalents in other languages.
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Translations
the linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance
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