"My father lives in India."

Translation: मेरे पिता भारत में रहते हैं।

[wcarmon]

Why not: मीरा पिता भारत में रहता है

[jenninvj]

I think the plural is to show respect

[Zerenei]

Precisely.

[tre_mojosa]

So we honor our parents by pluralizing them?

[Zerenei]

Not just parents, also aunts, uncles, teachers, gurus, etc. Mostly for elders I would say, or people in positions of respect and/or authority

[SadrudinTh]

when do you use हैं with a dot, and when without a dot ?
Thanks for any guidance

[babaji87]

how would you translate "your father lives in India" ?

[Zerenei]

आपके पिता भारत में रहते हैं for the formal version, or you can switch out आपके for तुम्हारे