second-person plural

Meanings

nounsecond-person plural (plural second-person plurals)

grammarThe form of a verb used with the pronouns you (plural), y'all, you guys, etc., or their equivalents in other languages.
"Are" is the second-person plural of the verb "to be".
grammarThe pronouns you (plural), y'all, you guys, youse, yinz, etc., or their equivalents in other languages.
grammarThe possessive adjectives your (addressing a plural audience), y'all's, you guys', etc., or their equivalents in other languages.

Chinese Mandarin 第二人稱複數 /第二人称复数

第二人稱複數 /第二人称复数 (dì'èr rénchēng fùshù)the linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

French deuxième personne du pluriel

deuxième personne du plurielthe linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

German zweite Person Plural

zweite Person Pluralthe linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

Italian seconda persona plurale

seconda persona pluralethe linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

Japanese 二人称複数

二人称複数 (nininshō fukusū)the linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

Korean 이인칭 복수

이인칭 복수 (iinching boksu)the linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

Polish druga osoba liczby mnogiej

druga osoba liczby mnogiejthe linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

Russian второ́е лицо́ мно́жественного числа́

второ́е лицо́ мно́жественного числа́ (vtoróje licó mnóžestvennovo čislá)the linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

Spanish segunda persona del plural

segunda persona del pluralthe linguistic category referring to multiple people being addressed by the speaker of an utterance

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Chicago

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