the second person
noun /ðə ˌsekənd ˈpɜːsn/
/ðə ˌsekənd ˈpɜːrsn/
[singular] (grammar)- the form of a pronoun or verb used when addressing somebody
- In the phrase ‘you are’, the verb ‘are’ is in the second person and the word ‘you’ is a second-person pronoun.