third person singular

English

Noun

third-person singular (plural third-person singulars)

1. (grammar) The form of a verb used (in English and other languages) with singular nouns and with the pronouns he, she, it and one (or their equivalents in other languages).

   "Is" is the third-person singular of "to be".

2. The pronouns he, she, it and one (or their equivalents in other languages).

Related terms

• third person
• third-person dual
• third-person plural
• first-person singular
• second-person singular

Translations

Translations

French: troisième personne du singulier (fr) f Georgian: მესამე პირის მხოლობითი რიცხვი (mesame ṗiris mxolobiti ricxvi), მესამე პირი მხოლობითში (mesame ṗiri mxolobitši) German: dritte Person Singular Hungarian: egyes szám harmadik személy Italian: terza persona singolare f Japanese: 三人称単数 (sanninshō tansū) Korean: 3인칭 단수 (saminching dansu) Portuguese: terceira pessoa do singular Romanian: persoana a treia singular f Spanish: tercera persona del singular