second-person singular
In English grammar, the 'second-person singular' is used when addressing a single individual directly.
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Definition
B2Grammar
(linguistics, academic)The form of a verb or pronoun used when speaking directly to one person.
Example
- In the sentence 'You are my friend,' 'you' is in the second-person singular form.
B2Grammar
(linguistics, academic)Possessive adjectives like 'your' used to indicate ownership by the person being addressed.
Example
- In 'Is this your book?', 'your' is a second-person singular possessive adjective.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "second-person singular":
second-person pluralfirst-person singularthird-person singularsecond personsecond-person dualthird-person pluralsecond imperativefirst personpersonal pronounthird person