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first-person plural

first-person plural noun: the plural of the first-person form of a verb or pronoun, which in some languages can either be inclusive ("you and I") or exclusive ("them and I"). In other languages, there is no distinction.

Noun

first-person plural (plural first-person plurals)

  1. The plural of the first-person form of a verb or pronoun, which in some languages can either be inclusive ("you and I") or exclusive ("them and I"). In other languages, there is no distinction.
    • "Are" is the first-person plural of the verb "to be".

Forms of first-person plural

pluralfirst-person plurals
alternative formfirst person plural

Questions about first-person plural

What does first-person plural mean?
First-person plural means the plural of the first-person form of a verb or pronoun, which in some languages can either be inclusive ("you and I") or exclusive ("them and I"). In other languages, there is no distinction.
What part of speech is first-person plural?
First-person plural is a noun.
What is the plural of first-person plural?
The plural of first-person plural is first-person plurals.

Words near first-person plural in the dictionary

  1. first-passage time
  2. first-passage times
  3. first-person
  4. first-person dual
  5. first-person duals
  6. first-person plural
  7. first-person plurals
  8. first-person shooter
  9. first-person shooters
  10. first-person singular
  11. first-person singulars

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