first person

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[edit] Noun

first person (uncountable)

1. In grammar, the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement. In English, the first person is used with I or we.

   "Am" is the first person singular of "to be"

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.

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[edit] See also

• first-person

[edit] Related terms

• second person
• third person