third person

• Terme grammatical désignant la forme d'un verbe ou d'un pronom utilisée lorsque le sujet de la phrase est une personne ou une chose autre que le locuteur (première personne) ou l'interlocuteur (deuxième personne). Comprend les pronoms 'il', 'elle', 'on' et 'ils'/'elles'.

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.

   troisième personne

   • 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.

   troisième personne

   • 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.