Tredjepersonsformen

Tredjepersonsformen is a term used in grammar to describe the form of verbs and pronouns used when the subject of a sentence is someone or something other than the speaker or the listener. It covers both third-person singular and plural and applies to pronouns as well as to verb inflections in many languages.

Verbs: Third-person agreement marks the subject’s person and number. In English, the third-person singular present tense typically adds an -s: he walks, she runs; while they walk uses the base form. Irregulars exist, such as has (third-person singular) versus have (others). In other languages, endings are often more explicit. For example, Spanish uses habla for he speaks and hablan for they speak; German adds -t in the third-person singular (er geht); French changes the verb form for il parle vs ils parlent.

Pronouns and determiners: The third-person set includes he, she, it, they as subject pronouns; him, her, it, them as object pronouns; and possessives such as his, her, its, their. Determiners or adjectives may align with number and gender in the third person, depending on the language.

Usage: Tredjepersonsformen are used when referring to someone or something outside the speaker and listener, or in narrative and expository writing to discuss other characters, objects, or general statements. Understanding third-person forms helps with subject–verb agreement and pronoun choice across languages, and is a foundational aspect of grammar teaching and language learning.