third-person plural

noun — 2 senses

third-person plural

noun

Grammar, Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences The form of a verb used (in English and other languages) with plural nouns and with the pronoun they (or its equivalents in other languages).

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

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

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

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