• Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com
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    The conjugation of Be, “is” is not used in the second person (you, be it singular or plural) any more than “am” is (“am” is first person singular form.) regardless of the plurality (or lack thereof) in the subject.

    The correct Be conjugations for second person subjects are “art” (2nd, singular, archaic) and “are”.

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      4 days ago

      So is thou/you plural or singular? I’m very confused. I’m not a grammar person lol. This conversation began because someone said thou is singular.

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        Do you remember your conjugation tables from Spanish or French class?

        English has them too, but the modern ones are much smaller than most (all?) other European languages.

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          I think because it’s so small for English and because I’m a native speaker it’s all just second nature and I don’t really know the technicalities. Conjugating verbs in Spanish is one of my most frustrating areas of learning lol.