"जूलिया के पिता लंबे हैं।"
Translation:Julia's father is tall.
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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.
It is used for anybody in a formal way, not necessarily for people, anyone who is on higher position by age or experience.
It is honorific to use ut as plural when it is an elder. For eg. दादाजी खाना खाते हैं, here we used खाते है, not खाता है, so we use plural for elder or to give respect, okay?
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.
'Ka' is used for singular things, and to denote masculine nouns, 'ki' isused for feminine nouns, 'ke' is used for plural ones and also in a respectful /formal way
