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fourth person

fourth person noun: a variety of the third person sometimes used for indefinite referents, such as one, as in one shouldn't do that.

Noun

fourth person (uncountable)

  1. A variety of the third person sometimes used for indefinite referents, such as one, as in one shouldn't do that.
  2. grammatical person in some languages distinct from first, second, and third persons, semantically translated by one of them in English. For example, in Ojibwe, it is a variety of the third person used for a secondary, or obviative, third person.
    • The man saw the dog as he was leaving. (if he is the third person, or proximate, it refers to the man; if he is the fourth person, or obviative, it refers to the dog)

fourth person meaning in Vietnamese

fourth person in Vietnamese

person distinct from first, second, and third persons
ngôi thứ tư

Synonyms of fourth person

Antonyms

Forms of fourth person

alternative form4th person

Questions about fourth person

What does fourth person mean?
Fourth person means a variety of the third person sometimes used for indefinite referents, such as one, as in one shouldn't do that.
What is fourth person in Vietnamese?
Fourth person in Vietnamese is ngôi thứ tư. See Fourth person meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is fourth person?
Fourth person is a noun.

Words near fourth person in the dictionary

  1. Fourth of July
  2. Fourth of Julys
  3. fourth official
  4. fourth officials
  5. fourth part
  6. fourth person
  7. fourth point of contact
  8. fourth points of contact
  9. fourth position
  10. fourth rail
  11. fourth rails

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