the first person
noun[S]
uk/ˌfɜːst ˈpɜː.sən/us/ˌfɝːst ˈpɝː.sən/B2
theformof averborpronounthat is used whenpeoplearespeakingor writing about themselves:
第一人称Autobiographies are writteninthe firstperson.自传是用第一人称写的。
- Thenovelis written in the firstperson, so that theauthorandnarratorseemto be the same.
- In Dickens' "GreatExpectations", thestoryis told in the firstperson, with Pip as thenarrator.
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- continuous
- infinitive
- non-progressive
- participle
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- subjunctive
- the active voice
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present continuous
- the third person
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Linguistics: grammatical terms