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Seems like it would be good to not capitalize the first word in the English sentence, it's too big a clue.
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A clue to which word goes first when you are asked to translate from Hindi to English and you're not using a keyboard. If you want it to be harder, use a keyboard. I guess that doesn't work in the app; I have no experience with the app.
Ve means 'they' right? Only 'vah' means 'he or she' right?
I gave 'they are my grandmothers' and it was given wrong. However google translate shows my understanding is right.
Am i missing something?
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वे means they, yes - but due to honorific plural, it can also mean he or she.
I think plural of grandmother is नानियाँ so they are my grandmothers would be वे मेरी नानियाँ हैं. It's confusing because वे मेरी नानी हैं is honorific plural but the noun is singular.
If 've' is used out of respect for nani, then meri should also be changed to mere right?
"Ve mere naani hain". Why " ve meri naani hain"?
Also, in either cases, both answers "she is my grandmother" and "they are my grandmothers" should be accepted but 2nd answer is not accepted. Why?
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If I were talking about my grandfather then you would be correct - it would be वे मेरे नाना हैं. This is feminine plural - and so वे मेरी नानी हैं. Again a bit confusing (depending on your background) because it's honorific plural with singular nouns.
