first person

Definition

Forms of pronouns or verbs used for the speaker or writer of the sentence in which they occur.

Etymology

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

Example Sentences

• ""Am" is the first person singular of "to be"."
• "All hanar have two names. The Face Name is known to the world; the Soul Name is kept for use among close friends and relations. Hanar never refer to themselves in the first person in conversation with someone they know on a Face Name basis. To do so is considered egotistical, so instead they refer to themselves as "this one", or the impersonal "it"."