"How is your mother?"
Translation:तुम्हारी माँ कैसी हैं?
April 25, 2019
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In Hindi, words referring to people elder than you or in positions of authority are treated as if they were plural as a way of showing respect. This is not a grammatical requirement but is usually done in practice.
So, माँ is conjugated with the plural form हैं.
तुम्हारी is less personal/more formal than तेरी but more personal/less formal than आपकी.
In general, you can use the तुम forms (like तुम्हारी) with most people who are around the same age as you or younger (except in a formal/professional context where आप forms would be more appropriate). It might also be a good idea to start off with आप forms for strangers and then move on to तुम once you get to know the person a little.
