first person

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Singular
first person

Plural
uncountable

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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