first-person plural

English

Alternative forms

• first person plural

Etymology

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Noun

first-person plural (plural first-person plurals)

1. (grammar) 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".

See also

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