first person

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Calque of Latin prīma persōna, itself a calque of Ancient Greek πρῶτον πρόσωπον (prôton prósōpon).

59 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: veta e parë — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Arabic: مُتَكَلِّم (mutakallim) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Belarusian: пе́ршая асо́ба (pjéršaja asóba) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Bengali: উত্তম পুরুষ (uttom puruś) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Bulgarian: пъ́рво лице́ (pǎ́rvo licé) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Catalan: primera persona — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Chinese Mandarin: 第一人稱 /第一人称 (dìyīrénchēng) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Czech: první osoba — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Danish: første person — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Dutch: eerste persoon — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Estonian: esimene pööre — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Finnish: ensimmäinen persoona — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• French: première personne — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Galician: primeira persoa — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Georgian: პირველი პირი (ṗirveli ṗiri) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• German: erste Person — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Greek: πρώτο πρόσωπο (próto prósopo) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Ancient Greek: πρώτον πρόσωπον (prṓton prósōpon) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Hebrew: מְדַבֵּר (m'dabér) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Hebrew: גּוּף רִאשׁוֹן (gúf rishón) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Hungarian: első személy — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Icelandic: fyrsta persóna — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Indonesian: orang pertama — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Irish: chéad phearsa — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Old Irish: cétnae phersan — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Italian: prima persona — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Japanese: 一人称 (ichininshō) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Khmer: ឧត្តមបុរិសៈ (ʼŏttâmôbŏrĭsaʼ) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Korean: 일인칭 (irinching) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Korean: 1인칭 (1inching) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Lithuanian: pirmasis asmuo — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Macedonian: прво лице — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Navajo: yáłtiʼígíí — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Norman: preunmié pèrsonne — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Norwegian Bokmål: første person — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Old English: forma hād — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Polish: pierwsza osoba — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Portuguese: primeira pessoa — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Romanian: persoana întâi — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Romanian: persoana primă — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Russian: пе́рвое лицо́ (pérvoje licó) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Sanskrit: उत्तमपुरुष (uttamápuruṣa) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Scottish Gaelic: a' chiad phearsa — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Serbo-Croatian: прво лице — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Serbo-Croatian: прва особа — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Serbo-Croatian: prvo lice — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Serbo-Croatian: prva osoba — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Slovak: prvá osoba — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Slovene: prva oseba — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Spanish: primera persona — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Swedish: första person — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Tagalog: unang panauhan — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Tamil: தன்மை (taṉmai) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Telugu: ఉత్తమ పురుషము (uttama puruṣamu) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Thai: บุรุษที่หนึ่ง — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Turkish: birinci kişi — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Ukrainian: пе́рша осо́ба (pérša osóba) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Uyghur: بىرىنچى شەخس (birinchi shexs) — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement
• Vietnamese: ngôi thứ nhất — the form of a pronoun verb used when the subject of a sentence is making the statement