"first person" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: first persons [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Latin prīma persōna, itself a calque of Ancient Greek πρώτον πρόσωπον (prṓton prósōpon). Etymology templates: {{calque|en|la|prīma persōna}} Calque of Latin prīma persōna, {{der|en|grc|πρώτον πρόσωπον}} Ancient Greek πρώτον πρόσωπον (prṓton prósōpon) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} first person (countable and uncountable, plural first persons)
  1. (grammar) Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement): veta e parë [feminine] (Albanian), πρώτον πρόσωπον (prṓton prósōpon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), مُتَكَلِّم (mutakallim) [masculine] (Arabic), пе́ршая асо́ба (pjéršaja asóba) [feminine] (Belarusian), উত্তম পুরুষ (uttom puruś) (Bengali), пъ́рво лице́ (pǎ́rvo licé) [neuter] (Bulgarian), primera persona [feminine] (Catalan), 第一人稱 (Chinese Mandarin), 第一人称 (dìyīrénchēng) (Chinese Mandarin), první osoba [feminine] (Czech), første person (Danish), eerste persoon [masculine] (Dutch), esimene pööre (Estonian), ensimmäinen persoona (Finnish), première personne [feminine] (French), primeira persoa [feminine] (Galician), პირველი პირი (ṗirveli ṗiri) (Georgian), erste Person [feminine] (German), πρώτο πρόσωπο (próto prósopo) [neuter] (Greek), מְדַבֵּר (m'dabér) [masculine] (Hebrew), גּוּף רִאשׁוֹן (gúf rishón) [masculine] (Hebrew), első személy (Hungarian), fyrsta persóna [feminine] (Icelandic), orang pertama (Indonesian), chéad phearsa [feminine] (Irish), prima persona (Italian), 一人称 (ichininshō) (alt: いちにんしょう) (Japanese), ឧត្តមបុរិសៈ (ʼŏttâmôbŏrĭsaʼ) (Khmer), 일인칭 (irinching) (alt: 一人稱) (Korean), 1인칭 (1inching) (Korean), pirmasis asmuo [masculine] (Lithuanian), прво лице (english: prvo lice) [neuter] (Macedonian), yáłtiʼígíí (Navajo), preunmié pèrsonne [feminine] (Norman), første person [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), cétnae phersan [feminine] (Old Irish), pierwsza osoba [feminine] (Polish), primeira pessoa [feminine] (Portuguese), persoana întâi [feminine] (Romanian), persoana primă [feminine] (Romanian), пе́рвое лицо́ (pérvoje licó) [neuter] (Russian), उत्तमपुरुष (uttamápuruṣa) [masculine] (Sanskrit), a' chiad phearsa [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), прво лице [Cyrillic, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), прва особа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prvo lice [Roman, neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), prva osoba [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), prvá osoba [feminine] (Slovak), prva oseba [feminine] (Slovene), primera persona [feminine] (Spanish), första person [common-gender] (Swedish), unang panauhan (Tagalog), ఉత్తమ పురుషము (uttama puruṣamu) (Telugu), บุรุษที่หนึ่ง (Thai), birinci kişi (Turkish), пе́рша осо́ба (pérša osóba) [feminine] (Ukrainian), بىرىنچى شەخس (birinchi shexs) (Uyghur), ngôi thứ nhất (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-first_person-en-noun-en:grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement': 64 36
  2. A form of narrative writing using verbs in the first person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the narrator. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: first-person, 1st person, Ist person Hypernyms: grammatical person Derived forms: first-person dual, first-person plural, first-person shooter, first-person singular Coordinate_terms: second person, third person
    Sense id: en-first_person-en-noun-2yAuDPPg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65

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          "word": "пъ́рво лице́"
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          "lang": "Catalan",
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          "word": "primera persona"
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "første person"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
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          "tags": [
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        },
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "esimene pööre"
        },
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "ensimmäinen persoona"
        },
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          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
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          "lang": "Galician",
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          "word": "primeira persoa"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "próto prósopo",
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
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          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "gúf rishón",
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          "word": "גּוּף רִאשׁוֹן"
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "első személy"
        },
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "fyrsta persóna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "orang pertama"
        },
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          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "chéad phearsa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sga",
          "lang": "Old Irish",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cétnae phersan"
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        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "prima persona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "alt": "いちにんしょう",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "ichininshō",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "一人称"
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        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "ʼŏttâmôbŏrĭsaʼ",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "ឧត្តមបុរិសៈ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "alt": "一人稱",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "irinching",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "일인칭"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "1inching",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "1인칭"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "pirmasis asmuo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "mk",
          "english": "prvo lice",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "прво лице"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "nv",
          "lang": "Navajo",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "yáłtiʼígíí"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "preunmié pèrsonne"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "første person"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "pierwsza osoba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "primeira pessoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "persoana întâi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "persoana primă"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pérvoje licó",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "пе́рвое лицо́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sa",
          "lang": "Sanskrit",
          "roman": "uttamápuruṣa",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "उत्तमपुरुष"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "a' chiad phearsa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "прво лице"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "прва особа"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "prvo lice"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
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            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prva osoba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prvá osoba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "prva oseba"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "primera persona"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "första person"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "unang panauhan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "uttama puruṣamu",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "ఉత్తమ పురుషము"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "บุรุษที่หนึ่ง"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "birinci kişi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pérša osóba",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "пе́рша осо́ба"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "birinchi shexs",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "بىرىنچى شەخس"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "64 36",
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          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
          "word": "ngôi thứ nhất"
        }
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}
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        "A form of narrative writing using verbs in the first person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the narrator."
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      "word": "first-person"
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    {
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "veta e parë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mutakallim",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُتَكَلِّم"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "pjéršaja asóba",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́ршая асо́ба"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "uttom puruś",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "উত্তম পুরুষ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "pǎ́rvo licé",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "пъ́рво лице́"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "primera persona"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "第一人稱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "dìyīrénchēng",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "第一人称"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "první osoba"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "første person"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "eerste persoon"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "esimene pööre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "ensimmäinen persoona"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "première personne"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "primeira persoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗirveli ṗiri",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "პირველი პირი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "erste Person"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "próto prósopo",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πρώτο πρόσωπο"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "prṓton prósōpon",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "πρώτον πρόσωπον"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "m'dabér",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מְדַבֵּר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "gúf rishón",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גּוּף רִאשׁוֹן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "első személy"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fyrsta persóna"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "orang pertama"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "chéad phearsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sga",
      "lang": "Old Irish",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cétnae phersan"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "prima persona"
    },
    {
      "alt": "いちにんしょう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "ichininshō",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "一人称"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "ʼŏttâmôbŏrĭsaʼ",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "ឧត្តមបុរិសៈ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "一人稱",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "irinching",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "일인칭"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "1inching",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "1인칭"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pirmasis asmuo"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "english": "prvo lice",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "прво лице"
    },
    {
      "code": "nv",
      "lang": "Navajo",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "yáłtiʼígíí"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "preunmié pèrsonne"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "første person"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pierwsza osoba"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "primeira pessoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "persoana întâi"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "persoana primă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pérvoje licó",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "пе́рвое лицо́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sa",
      "lang": "Sanskrit",
      "roman": "uttamápuruṣa",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "उत्तमपुरुष"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "a' chiad phearsa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "прво лице"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прва особа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "prvo lice"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prva osoba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prvá osoba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prva oseba"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "primera persona"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "första person"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "unang panauhan"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "uttama puruṣamu",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "ఉత్తమ పురుషము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "บุรุษที่หนึ่ง"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "birinci kişi"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pérša osóba",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "пе́рша осо́ба"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "birinchi shexs",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "بىرىنچى شەخس"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement",
      "word": "ngôi thứ nhất"
    }
  ],
  "word": "first person"
}

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