Meanings
nounsecond person (countable and uncountable, plural second persons)
plural second persons · alternative 2nd person · alternative IInd person
- countableuncountablegrammarThe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience. In English, the second person is used with the pronouns thou and you. In many languages the singular, applying to one person, and plural, applying to several people, are distinct.
“Are” is the second person of “to be”.
2 more examples
“Hast” is the second person singular of the German verb “haben”.
“Habt” is the second person plural of the German verb “haben”.
- countableuncountableA form of narrative writing using verbs in the second person in order to give the impression that the action is happening to the reader.
Translations
Ancient Greek δεύτερον πρόσωπον
- δεύτερον πρόσωπον (deúteron prósōpon)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Arabic مُخَاطَب
- مُخَاطَب (muḵāṭab)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Bengali মধ্যম পুরুষ
- মধ্যম পুরুষ (moddhom puruś)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Bulgarian вто́ро лице́
- вто́ро лице́ (vtóro licé)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Catalan segona persona
- segona personathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Chinese Mandarin 第二人稱 /第二人称
- 第二人稱 /第二人称 (dì'èrrénchēng)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Czech druhá osoba
- druhá osobathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Dutch tweede persoon
- tweede persoonthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Estonian teine isik, teine pööre
- teine isikthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
- teine pöörethe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Finnish toinen persoona
- toinen persoonathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
French deuxième personne
- deuxième personnethe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
German zweite Person
- zweite Personthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Greek δεύτερο πρόσωπο
- δεύτερο πρόσωπο (déftero prósopo)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Hebrew נוֹכֵחַ, גּוּף שֵׁנִי
- נוֹכֵחַ (nokhéakh)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
- גּוּף שֵׁנִי (gúf shení)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Hindi मध्यम पुरुष
- मध्यम पुरुष (madhyam puruṣ)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Hungarian második személy
- második személythe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Icelandic önnur persóna
- önnur persónathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Indonesian orang kedua
- orang keduathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Irish dara pearsa
- dara pearsathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Italian seconda persona
- seconda personathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Japanese 二人称
- 二人称 (nininshō)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Korean 이인칭, 2인칭
- 이인칭 (iinching)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
- 2인칭 (2inching)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Latvian otrā persona
- otrā personathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Lithuanian antrasis asmuo
- antrasis asmuothe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Malay orang kedua
- orang keduathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Norwegian Bokmål andre person
- andre personthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Polish druga osoba
- druga osobathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Portuguese segunda pessoa
- segunda pessoathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Romanian persoana a doua
- persoana a douathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Russian второ́е лицо́
- второ́е лицо́ (vtoróje licó)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Scottish Gaelic an dara pearsa
- an dara pearsathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Slovak druhá osoba
- druhá osobathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Spanish segunda persona
- segunda personathe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Swedish andra person
- andra personthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Tagalog ikalawang panauhan
- ikalawang panauhanthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Tamil முன்னிலை
- முன்னிலை (muṉṉilai)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Thai บุรุษที่สอง
- บุรุษที่สอง (bù-rùt-tîi-sɔ̌ɔng)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Turkish ikinci kişi, ikinci şahıs
- ikinci kişithe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
- ikinci şahısthe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Ukrainian дру́га осо́ба
- дру́га осо́ба (drúha osóba)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Urdu ضَمِیرِ حاضِر
- ضَمِیرِ حاضِر (zamīr-i hāzir)the form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Vietnamese ngôi thứ hai
- ngôi thứ haithe form of a verb used when the subject of a sentence is the audience
Cite this entry
APA
second person. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20person
MLA
“second person.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20person. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “second person,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/second%20person.
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