third-person

English

Adjective

third-person (not comparable)

1. (grammar) Of a verb, in the third person.
2. (literature) Of a narrative, using verbs in the third person.

Related terms

• third person
• third-person plural
• third-person singular

Translations

in the third person

• Esperanto: tripersone
• Finnish: kolmannessa (fi) persoonassa (fi)

• Russian: третье лицо (ru) (tret'je litso)

using verbs in the third person

• Finnish: hän-muotoinen

See also

• first-person
• second-person