The Person of the Verb
The Person is a grammatical category of the Verb indicating the doer of the action. It only exists in the future and present tenses of the indicative mood.
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1st Person | 2nd Person | 3rd Person |
The doer of the action is the speaker and whoever is with him | The doer of the action is the person who is being talked to and whoever might be with him/her | The doer of the action is someone not participating in the conversation or an object |
Я говорю с женой. Мы съездим в Бельгию / I am talking to my wife. We will go to Belgium. | Ты работаешь. Вы полетите. / You're working. You will fly. | Он строгий учитель. Оно объявит себя банкротом. / He's a strict teacher. It will claim bankruptcy. |
Different person gategories have different endings:
Personal endings of Verbs | ||||
1st Conjugation | 2nd Conjugation | |||
Person | Singular | Plural | Singular | Plural |
1st | -у(-ю) | -ем | -у(-ю) | -им |
Я леч-у. Я рису-ю | Мы организу-ем встречу. | Я не кур-ю. | Мы не кур-им. | |
I'm flying/ I'm drawing. | We'll arrange a meeting. | I don't smoke | We don't smoke. | |
2nd | -ешь | -ете | -ишь | -ите |
Ты пь-ешь.Ты съ-ешь. | Вы танцу-ете. | Ты кур-ишь? | Вы здесь не кур-ите! | |
You're drinking/ You will eat. | You're dancing. | Do you smoke? | You don't smoke in here! | |
3rd | -ет | -ут(-ют) | -ит | -ат(-ят) |
Он по-ет. Она раст-ет. | Они вр-ут и не красне-ют. | Он кур-ит или нет? | Там они кур-ят. | |
He's singing/ She's growing | They're lying and not even blushing. | So does he smoke or not? | They're smoking there |