I'm pretty sure answers need to be in English, and I was going to recommend an answer for deletion that is mixed English and something else, but I can't actually find a meta question or help center article explicitly saying this.
Someone want to write an answer I can cite, or direct me to where this is spelled out?
Let's ask two questions:
If not, I think it's a problem that needs to be fixed. Remember, answers here on ELL aren't just for the original asker. We're trying to create a resource that will be useful for future users, too! And the only thing we can assume about future users is that they understand (or are trying to understand) English.
If a user finds this answer on Google but they can't read it because it's not in English, from their point of view it's Not An Answer. I think you should flag accordingly.
Answers should be in English, for the reasons that snailboat gives and also so that they can be verified by native speakers. We get quite a lot of answers by learners that are incorrect on various points, and it's common for native speakers to correct them. Answering in a language other than English means that such mistakes are much less likely to be spotted.
Referring to Alan Carmack's answer.
I do not speak Hindi, but I did take the time to read the answer carefully.
So, in Hindi, 'to be' verb means "होना".
The first Hindi character is clearly the translation of to be.
According to Google translator it also means happen but the verb "to be" is also listed among the options.
The OP then writes
The boys is moving toward ...
The second Hindi word/expression (or character(s) I'm not sure what to call it (apologies for my ignorance)) is का मूव होना
Boys "का मूव होना" is correct but then 'to be' verb should be 'are'.
It looks like either the translation of boys, or is moving, note the use of inverted commas.
Google translator says "का मूव होना" means to be moved Admittedly the meaning of the second expression in Hindi is not crystal clear, but it doesn't really matter. Because then the OP clearly explains that the singular verb does not agree with a plural subject, and supplies the correct answer.
The boys are moving...
It's an easy enough explanation which any English learner can easily grasp.
I would edit and clarify the answer myself, but it would seem I was an interfering busybody.
If anyone wants to go ahead, please make the necessary and very small edit.
Let's take this answer
as an example of a question that mixes English and Hindi. The answer begins by stating where the questioner is from and continues with
So, in Hindi, 'to be' verb means "होना". And that's how, 'is/are/was/were' comes into the picture.
If we apply the second test posed by snailplane in her post here ("Can [the answer] be understood if English is the only language you know?"), this answer fails that test; in addition, if I were a learner who had no knowledge of Hindi, it would discourage me from reading the answer further.
The part of the answer
Boys "का मूव होना" is correct but then 'to be' verb should be 'are'.
is also cryptic and, again, cannot be understood.
Either this answer should be edited, or we should take it as an acceptable answer (by a moderator, no less) and to pattern our answers after it, when we know the native tongue of the OP.
