"I am your grandfather."
Translation:मैं तुम्हारा नाना हूँ।
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Right, we use the plural forms ending in ए to show respect to the grandfather, but he does not use it for himself.
तेरा is what you use when talking to very close friends only, otherwise it is quite disrespectful. तुम्हारा is for most other friends, colleagues, acquaintances, people you know. And आपका is the formal version, use this the first time you meet someone, if they are older than you, or in a position of respect like your boss or a religious figure.
In this case we know the relationship better than many phrases on Duolingo, can't a grandfather say 'tera' to a grandchild?
He can if he wants to be rude.
While talking to grandchildren, tumhara or aapka either can be used. It's more of a personal preference for some I guess. My grandfather always refered to me as aapka but I've seen others using tumhara as well.
How can I leran to type in Hindi? Please can someone share you ideas? Thank you
This comes up often, so someone did a page for it in the Hindi-from-English forum: https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/38510893
You can either install phonetic keyboard on your desktop or install the Hindi keyboard on your phone which offers phonetic input as well.
Which you use depends on the gender and number of the thing possessed: उसके कुत्ते, उसकी बिल्ली (or बिल्लियाँ), उसका कुत्ता।
