second-person singular meaning: definition

second-person singular

noun

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The form of a verb used with the pronouns thou and you (singular), or their equivalents in other languages.

The second-person singular of "to be" is "art" or "are".

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The pronouns thou and you (singular), or their equivalents in other languages.

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The possessive adjectives thy and your (singular), or their equivalents in other languages.

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