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third person

/θɜːrd ˈpɜːrsən/

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/θɜːrd ˈpɜːrsən/B1formal
  • ruГрамматический термин, обозначающий форму глагола или местоимения, используемую, когда подлежащее предложения является кем-то или чем-то, отличным от говорящего (первое лицо) или слушающего (второе лицо). Включает местоимения 'он', 'она', 'оно' и 'они'.

A grammatical term referring to a form of a verb or pronoun used when the subject of a sentence is someone or something other than the speaker (first person) or the listener (second person). It includes pronouns like 'he', 'she', 'it', and 'they'.

  1. Grammatical perspectiveB1formal

    A grammatical point of view referring to someone or something other than the speaker or the listener.

    ruТретье лицо

    • The story is written in the third person.
    • In English, third person singular verbs often end in -s.
    • He, she, it, and they are third person pronouns.
  2. Narrative styleB2formal

    A narrative mode where the narrator refers to characters by name or by third person pronouns.

    ruТретье лицо

    • The author uses third person to create distance from the characters.
    • Many novels are written in the third person limited perspective.
    • Third person omniscient allows the narrator to know all characters' thoughts.