third-person plural

noun

The form of a verb used (in English and other languages) with plural nouns and with the pronoun they (or its equivalents in other languages).

“"Are" is the third-person plural of the verb "to be".”

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Meanings

nounthird-person plural (plural third-person plurals)

plural third-person plurals

  1. grammarThe form of a verb used (in English and other languages) with plural nouns and with the pronoun they (or its equivalents in other languages).

    "Are" is the third-person plural of the verb "to be".

  2. grammarThe pronoun they (or its equivalents in other languages).

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 第三人稱複數 /第三人称复数
  • 第三人稱複數 /第三人称复数 (dì-sān rénchēng fùshù)Translations
French troisième personne du pluriel
  • troisième personne du plurielTranslations
German dritte Person Plural
  • dritte Person PluralTranslations
Italian terza persona plurale
  • terza persona pluraleTranslations
Japanese 三人称複数
  • 三人称複数 (sanninshō fukusū)Translations
Korean 3인칭 복수
  • 3인칭 복수 (saminching boksu)Translations
Polish trzecia osoba liczby mnogiej
  • trzecia osoba liczby mnogiejTranslations
Portuguese terceira pessoa do plural
  • terceira pessoa do pluralTranslations
Romanian persoana a treia plural
  • persoana a treia pluralTranslations
Spanish tercera persona del plural
  • tercera persona del pluralTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

third-person plural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-person%20plural

MLA

“third-person plural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-person%20plural. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “third-person plural,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/third-person%20plural.

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