"ये आदमी हैं।"
Translation:These are men.
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So if यह is usually pronounced ye, is there any difference in pronounciation between ye (यह) and ये? If there is none do we then rely on just context to know which is being used? Thanks!
You're right. "Yah" and "Ye" are both pronounced by mainstream Hindi speakers as "Ye". Of course in written form, "yah" is singular and "ye" is plural. In spoken Hindi or audio exercises, you would have to use context.
Your point is not void, in Urdu its pronounced as Ye and in Hindi mostly are using Yeh instead of Ye. But Ye is not wrong. There is no function of Singular and Plural here.
So which would be the pronoun to use in a sentence like "this/that is a thing" or "this/that thing"?
How to understand the difference in the statement whether the 'आदमी' word is in singular or plural
To understand this difference you would have to pay attention to the word हैं
हैं is used when you're talking politely or are referring to a group of people whereas है is used when you're talking to someone informaly Or are referring to one person
Hope this helps :)
Ye : These persons/things Yah : this person/thing Ve : those persons/things Vah : that person/thing
Aadmi (singular)remains aadmi (plural) in plural form also. 4 aadmi aayE..... 1 aadmi aayA..... vEh ek aadmi hai........vO ( ve) chaar aadmi haiN.......whereas aurat ( woman) changes its form......veh ek aurat hai......vo ( ve) chaar auraten hain........ Ek aurat naha rahi hai ( a woman is taking a bath)............ Chaar auraten naha rahi hain.( four women are taking a bath).....
