"दादा अंदर हैं ।"

Translation: Grandfather is inside.

[ronniesseb]

I thought ander meant "egg"

[vinay92]

अंदर (andar) means 'inside'. 'Egg' is अंडा (aṇḍā) with the retroflex 'n' and 'd'.

[ronniesseb]

Thank you for your reply

[Yaliyou]

Why is हैं used here? Singular uses है?

[vinay92]

Words referring to people older than you or in a position of authority are treated as if they are plural as a show of respect.

Using है here would not be grammatically incorrect but would be seen as rude.

[Kanishka11111]

I think grandfather should be written as (or in brackets just for a suggestion) Dadaji instead of dada because we never say dada andar hain, we say dadaji andar hain.

[ZEAZECAPI]

के अंदर = inside
दादा अंदर हैं here means grandfather is inside, why not दादा के अंदर हैं, या दादे अंदर हैं? (if there is a word like that). Why is के removed from the sentence

Thanks

[vinay92]

Just अंदर means 'inside' used as an adjective or adverb.

'----- के अंदर' is a postposition which means 'in -----'.
You can think of के अंदर as 'inside of'.

For example,
'दादा अंदर हैं - The grandfather is inside.
'दादा घर के अंदर है' - The grandfather is inside the house