first-person singular

noun — 2 senses

first-person singular

noun

1

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The form of a verb used with the pronoun I (or its equivalent in other languages).

"Am" is the first-person singular of the verb "to be".

2

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The pronoun I (or its equivalent in other languages).

Related terms: first person, first-person dual, first-person plural, second-person singular, third-person singular

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