first person

Definitions

1. Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur.
   countable, uncountable
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.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“"Am" is the first person singular of "to be".”

“All hanar have⟳ two names. The Face⟳ Name⟳ is known to the world; the Soul Name⟳ is kept for use⟳ among close⟳ friends and relations. Hanar never refer⟳ to themselves in the first person in conversation with someone they know⟳ on a Face⟳ Name⟳ basis. To do so is considered egotistical, so instead they refer⟳ to themselves as "this one", or the impersonal "it".”

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