"जूलिया के पिता लंबे हैं।"

Translation:Julia's father is tall.

August 9, 2018

Why is it not /lamba/? I thought this would have masculine declension, and not /lambe/: a plural declension. Thanks for the reply

Hi, Bear ji,

Words like "father" are treated as grammatically plural (even if there is only one dad) as a form of respectful address.

It goes by "honorary" on dictionaries, if I'm not mistaken. Aap is an example of that.

Good reply , thanks

When to use "ke" and "ka"?

Use "ke" for plural. However, also use it for HONORIFIC (respectful).

Words like "father" are treated as grammatically plural (even if there is only one dad) as a form of respectful address.

Thanks RanzoG:-)