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二人称単数 (ににんしょうたんすう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

二に人にん称しょう単たん数すう

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Meanings

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noun

second-person singular

grammar

Grammatical term referring to the singular form of the second person, e.g., 'you' in English.

英えい語ごの二に人にん称しょう単たん数すうは「you」です。
The second-person singular in English is 'you'.

Kanji

two, two radical (no. 7)

人person

称appellation, praise, admire

単simple, one, single

数number, strength, fate

Similar words

一いち人にん称しょう単たん数すう
Refers to first-person singular ('I'), while 二人称単数 refers to second-person singular ('you').
三さん人にん称しょう単たん数すう
Refers to third-person singular ('he/she/it'), contrasting with second-person singular.

Etymology

Compound of 二人称 (second person) and 単数 (singular).