second-person plural meaning: definition

second-person plural

noun

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The form of a verb used with the pronouns you (plural), y'all, you guys, etc., or their equivalents in other languages.

"Are" is the second-person plural of the verb "to be".

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The pronouns you (plural), y'all, you guys, youse, yinz, etc., or their equivalents in other languages.

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The possessive adjectives your (addressing a plural audience), y'all's, you guys', etc., or their equivalents in other languages.

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