"दादी, आप कब आयेंगी?"
Translation:Grandmother, when will you come?
December 17, 2018
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आप is gramatically plural, even when it refers to a singular person (like in this sentence). So the plural form आयेंगी is used here.
Also, treating people as gramatically plural is a common way to show respect.
The dot gives it an "n" sound… just like the "n" in the respectful/plural "hein".
No. it's not the future. We indicate the formal by putting everything but the noun in the plural. E.g. '"मेरे दादा खाना खाते हैं" which would mean "my grandfather eats food." You'll notice "मेरे," "खाते," and "हैं" are all in the plural even though "दादा" is singular. This is showing respect to the grandfather (showing respect because he's older.) In the same sense, we use आयेंगी (plural) to show respect to someone of seniority.
