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Person + Number

The person and number of a verb tell the perspective of the speaker(s) and how many people are speaking. Why are these grouped together? Because, within each conjugation and tense, each verb has a unique ending for each combination of person and number.

A verb can be :
  • 1st person - spoken by the person doing the action described by the verb
    • ex: I am going to the store.
  • 2nd person - spoken by someone speaking to the person doing the action described by the verb
    • ex: You lied to me!
  • 3rd person - spoking by a person talking about the action
    • ex: He is changing schools at the end of this year.

And just like a noun, a verb can either be:
  • singular - done by only one person or thing
    • ex: The zebra went to the watering hole.
  • plural - done by more than one person or thing
    • The zebras went to the watering hole.
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  • Home
  • About
    • The Site
    • The Creator
  • Grammar
    • Nouns >
      • Case >
        • Nominative case
        • Genitive case
        • Vocative case
        • Locative case
      • Number
      • Gender
      • Declension >
        • First declension
        • Second declension
        • Third declension
        • Fourth declension
        • Fifth declension
    • Pronouns >
      • Personal pronouns
      • Relative pronouns
      • Interrogative pronouns
      • Demonstrative pronouns
      • Reflexive pronouns
    • Adjectives
    • Verbs >
      • Person + Number
      • Tense >
        • The imperfect tenses >
          • Present tense
          • Future tense
          • Imperfect tense
        • The perfect tenses >
          • Perfect tense
          • Pluperfect tense
          • Future perfect tense
      • Infinitives
    • Adverbs
    • Prepositions
    • Conjunctions
  • Helpful tips
    • Tips for memorizing vocabulary
    • Tips for translating
    • Scansion
  • Fun Stuff!
    • Latin insults
    • Names that come from Latin