"Half of the people are standing."

Translation: आधे लोग खड़े हैं।

[wcraig3927]

Why is "आधे" pluralized here? Is is because "लोग" is implicitly plural?

[MayankA.]

Exactly! You would use the non-pluralized form only if you were talking about a single object or person(though it would be quite weird in the case of a person).

[CarissaS103]

It would sound quite grim is half of the person is standing.

[taveeshaag]

It means people. You cant have a singular people. 2 or more than 2

[deactivated user]

Yes and if you were to be talking about an object, it would be singular (For example: आधा केला, आधा टमाटर)

[EmanuelAro945792]

Why is the english translation 'are standing' and not 'stand'?

Shouldn't 'are standing' be खा रहे हैं?

[PatrickMun13]

I was wondering too why the Gerund form with रहे isn't used here

[deactivated user]

For a second it looked like, "Half people," instead of "Half of the people,"

[ph.0bJFYH]

Heres what the correct statement should have been:
इनमें से आधे लोग तो खडे है।
Half of these people are standing