words describing the addressee, which are in the singular, e.g. "are you doctor?" (plural, plural, singular) A common error, nowadays often made even by native speakers unused to the formal forms, is to use the plural form of the main verb in the perfect and pluperfect constructions. The main verb should be in the singular when addressing one person in the formal plural: instead of "Have you heard?" Sometimes the third person is used as a polite form of address, after the Swedish model: "What would madam like to have?" This is far less common in the Eastern parts of Finland, influenced less by the Swedish language and all in all a declining habit. The passive voice may be used to circumvent the choice of the correct form of address. In another meaning, the passive voice is also the equivalent of the English patronizing we as in "How are we feeling today?" Finnish language includes the verbs for calling one with informal singular or formal plural: , , respectively. In the Bible and in the Kalevala, only the "informal" singular is used in all cases. Estonian Estonian is a language with T–V distinction, second person plural () is used instead of second person singular () as a means of expressing politeness or formal speech. is the familiar form of address used with family, friends, and minors. The distinction is still much more widely used and more rigid than in closely related Finnish language. Similar to the French language , the verb is used, and is used when addressing a (new) customer or a patient, or when talking to a person in his/her function. In hierarchical organizations, like large businesses or armies, is used between members of a same rank/level while is used between members of different ranks. (the verb is also used) is used with relatives, friends, when addressing children and with close colleagues. Borderline situations, such as distant relatives, young adults, customers in rental shops or new colleagues, sometimes still present difficulties. Hungarian Hungarian provides numerous, often subtle means of T–V distinction: The use of the second-person conjugation with the pronoun (plural ) is the most informal mode. As in many other European languages, it is used within families, among children, lovers, close friends, (nowadays often) among coworkers, and in some communities, suggesting an idea of brotherhood. Adults unilaterally address children this way, and it is the form used