fourth person
A variety of the third person sometimes used for indefinite referents, such as one, as…A variety of the third person sometimes used for indefinite referents, such as one, as in one shouldn't do that.
» Damiano can’t identify the fourth person.
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2 senses(uncountable)A variety of the third person sometimes used for indefinite referents, such as one, as in one shouldn't do that.
(uncountable)Grammatical person in some languages distinct from first, second, and third persons, semantically translated by one of them in English. For example, in Ojibwe, it is a variety of the third person used for a secondary, or obviative, third person.
The man saw the dog as he was leaving. (if he is the third person, or proximate, it refers to the man; if he is the fourth person, or obviative, it refers to the dog)
четвёртое лицо́četvjórtoje licó
Examples
1 sentencesDamiano can’t identify the fourth person.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Synonyms
1 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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