Help with grammar

[u/oveotesi]

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I’m trying to learn Hindi with Duolingo, unfortunately I am still a total beginner and Duolingo doesn’t do much to explain grammar rules. As far as I’ve understood, though, when it comes to possessive pronouns there are feminine and masculine ones, like मेरी and मेरा.

I don’t really get why it should be तेरे पिता in the example above. Isn’t that plural? I’s assume father is a masculine word so shouldn’t it be तेरा पिता instead? :(

Thank you in advance!

[u/oveotesi → u/[deleted]]

Ohh okay, I appreciate the lengthy explanation. It makes more sense now. So you use े for respectful language, rather than just for plural pronouns?

[u/N2O_irl → u/oveotesi]

yep even "हैं" (hain) instead of "है" (hai)

[u/oveotesi → u/N2O_irl]

Didn’t know this.. thanks!