Is Ud. considered 2nd or 3rd person?

Question

Why is Ud. classified as 2nd person when talking about subject pronouns but conjugated as 3rd person?

Answer 1

What? Usted is never 3rd person of singular.

• Tú, usted and vos are 2nd person of singular, but used in different levels of respect. Can you give me an example where you think it is used in the 3rd person of singular?
• Conjugated? Ud. cannot be conjugated because it is not a verb.
• Usted = Is a formal way to say "You"
• Ustedes = It is a formal way of saying "all of you" Ustedes

yo hablo, tu hablas, ud habla, nos hablamos, uds hablan - gringojrf, Mar 29, 2012

Exacto ! - DoverMob, Mar 29, 2012

gringojrf, The conjugation happens to the verb (hablar), it has nothing to do with Ud or uds. - farallon7, Mar 29, 2012

I agree "Ud" is a formal form of you, which is(2nd person, but they related verb is always conjugated in the 3rd person singular.. - gringojrf, Mar 29, 2012

Answer 2

When you are addressing a person in Ud form you are of course addressing him/her as a second person as a form of respect/politeness to an older person or someone in authority, you may be at an interview perhaps but the verbs you would be using in your conversation are always conjugated in the third person, I hope that explanation helps.

Thank you. I could not think clearly enough to say it that well - gringojrf, Mar 29, 2012

Answer 3

I conjugate, you conjugate, he/she conjugates, we conjugate, they conjugate.

Why is I conjugated in the 2nd person and 3rd person plural? It's not, the verb endings are just the same...

Answer 4

El pronombre Usted es segunda persona, creo que la confusion viene que la conjugación es similar a Él (Ella) tercera persona

Ejemplo

Usted lee (segunda persona, similar a tú lees, pero sin tratamiento de distinción)

Él leé o Ella leé (tercera persona)

También se da en plural

Ustedes leén (segunda persona)

Ellos leén o Ellas leén (tercera persona)

Answer 5

Ud/él/ella. is always conjugated in the 3rd. person. Ud. is one of the 3rd person subject pronouns even though it means "you" which is 2nd person.